Water Resources of Mexico

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Precipitation in Mexico

   • José de Anda Sánchez

   Pages 1-14

3. Groundwater Resources of Mexico

   • Carlos Gutiérrez-Ojeda, Oscar A. Escolero-Fuentes

   Pages 15-33

4. Hydrogeology of Mexico

   • Ignacio Reyes-Cortes, Abundio Osuna-Vizcarra

   Pages 35-64

5. The Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Mexico

   • Carlos R. Fonseca-Ortiz, Carlos A. Mastachi-Loza, Carlos Díaz-Delgado, María V. Esteller-Alberich

   Pages 65-82

6. Data Models for River-Basin Management in Mexico

   • Carlos Patino-Gomez, Paul Hernandez-Romero

   Pages 83-102

7. Water Use and Consumption: Industrial and Domestic

   • Maria E. Raynal-Gutierrez

   Pages 103-116

8. Water Resources in Mexico: Some Proposals for the Future

   • Humberto Marengo Mogollón

   Pages 117-132

9. Wastewater Treatment in Mexico

   • Cynthia G. Tabla-Vázquez, Alma C. Chávez-Mejía, María T. Orta Ledesma, Rosa M. Ramírez-Zamora

   Pages 133-155

10. Climate Change and Water Resources in Mexico

    • Polioptro F. Martinez-Austria

    Pages 157-175

11. Water Security and Sustainability in Mexico

    • Felipe I. Arreguin-Cortes, Claudia Elizabeth Cervantes-Jaimes

    Pages 177-195

12. Expected Impacts on Agriculture Due to Climate Change in Northern Mexico

    • Carlos Escalante-Sandoval

    Pages 197-217

13. Dam-Operation Policy During Hurricane Season Using Regional Flows with Canonical Correlation Analysis

    • Juan Pablo Molina-Aguilar, Alfonso Gutierrez-López, Ivonne Cruz Paz

    Pages 219-236

14. Hydrologic and Hydraulic Works of the Aztec Civilization

    • Jose A. Raynal-Villasenor

    Pages 237-254

15. Analysis of the Spatial Dependence of Rainfall Fields in the Southeast of Mexico, Using Directional Variograms

    • Alfonso Gutierrez-López, Marilú Meza-Ruiz, Jose Vargas-Baecheler

    Pages 255-270

16. Possible Scenarios of Global-Warming Impacts on Evaporation in Mexico

    • Jose A. Raynal-Villasenor, Maria E. Raynal-Gutierrez, Bryan Zegarra-Ybarra

    Pages 271-284

17. Back Matter

    Pages 285-288

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This comprehensive volume presents the topic of water resources of Mexico from a different angle. Besides covering the geohydrology it also offers a brief account of the ancient water resources works, explains from where the water is coming, how the water is being used in homes and in the industry, how the dams are operated in the hurricane season, some aspects of the water-energy-food securities nexus and the expectations for the future in connection with global climate change. 

The book is of interest to every one connected with the water resources of Mexico, e.g. federal and state employees of agencies related with water management, water supply and wastewater treatment. It is also of value to those in academia and employed at water related professional associations and the general public.

• Ancient water works
• Global climate change
• Mexican water management
• Wastewater treatment
• Water security and sustainability
• Water resources management
• Water supply
• Water use and consumption
• water quality and water pollution
• water policy
• water industry and water technology

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Cholula, Mexico

  Jose A. Raynal-Villasenor

Dr. Jose A. Raynal-Villasenor is full-time professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP), Mexico where he is also currently the Dean. He is a Civil Engineer at the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, and received his Master degree on Hydraulic Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and his Ph.D., with specialization in Hydrology and Water Resources from the Colorado State University, USA. His research is related to the modeling of floods and droughts. He authored 2 books, and edited 5 books, and published14 technical reports and 196 peer-reviewed papers, several chapters in books, and conferences papers. He is a member of 11 national and international professional societies. 

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