Economic Value of Water in the Rio Bravo Basin (Mexico) : The Case of Bajo San Juan, Juarez and Saltillo

This paper evaluates the economic value of water in three locations in the Rio Bravo Basin. Formally known as the Bravo-Conchos, this basin overlaps across five Mexican states, beneath the Rio Bravo in northeastern Mexico. The paper also estimates the level of economic output in terms of value added for the main economic activities, using official statistics. The evaluation of water use provides elements of analysis needed to establish priorities in a quantitative fashion, utilizing an aggregation approach, while resorting to macroeconomic concepts. In terms of efficiency, there is a need to increase the municipal water tariffs to assist with the financial deficit faced by the water operators. Whether they are public agencies or private firms, the enterprises involved in all aspects of water services must be transparent and accountable in their actions and policy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Goicoechea, J.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AFFLUENTS, AQUACULTURE, AQUIFER, AQUIFERS, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, BEEF PRODUCTION, COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, COST OF WATER, CROP PRODUCTION, CUBIC METER, CUBIC METER OF WATER, CUBIC METERS, DAMS, DEMAND FOR WATER, DITCHES, DRAINAGE, DRINKING WATER, DRIP IRRIGATION, EFFICIENT USE OF WATER, FERTILIZERS, FISHING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FORESTRY, GEOLOGICAL FORMATION, GROUND WATER, GROUNDWATER, HOUSEHOLDS, IMPORTS, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION DISTRICT, IRRIGATION SCHEME, IRRIGATION WATER, LAGOONS, LITRES PER DAY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LOCAL WATER, METERING, MINERALS, MINING WATER, MUNICIPAL LEVEL, MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES, MUNICIPAL WATER, MUNICIPALITIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, OUTPUT WATER, OXIDATION, PESTICIDES, PIPES, POPULATION CENTER, POWER GENERATION, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PROVISION OF WATER, PUMPING, QUANTITIES OF WATER, QUANTITY OF WATER, RAINFALL, RAINFALL AREA, RAINFED CROPS, RESIDENTIAL DEMAND, RESIDUAL WATER, SOURCES OF WATER, SPRING, SUPPLY OF WATER, SURFACE WATER, SURFACE WATERS, TOTAL WATER REQUIREMENTS, TOWN, TOWNS, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, USE OF WATER, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER BOARD, WATER BODY, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND, WATER EXPLOITATION, WATER LOSSES, WATER OPERATORS, WATER POLICY, WATER REQUIREMENTS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER REUSE, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SOURCE, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TARIFFS, WATER USE, WATER USE FOR IRRIGATION, WATER UTILITIES, WATER YIELDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/16370566/mexico-economic-value-water-rio-bravo-basin-mexico-case-bajo-san-juan-juarez-saltillo https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12910
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