The sewage system of Mexico City

The historical evolution of the metropolitan area of the Mexico City drainage system is compiled in this paper. The information is scattered and compiled from official reports, documents, and maps that have been updated. The drainage situation is the subject of constant maintenance and expansion wor...

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Autores: Hernández-Espinosa, Ana Karen, Otazo-Sánchez, Elena María, Román-Gutiérrez, Alma Delia, Romo-Gómez, Claudia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repositorio:PÄDI Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería del ICBI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/7146
Acceso en línea:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/icbi/article/view/7146
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mexico City
Metropolitan area
Drainage
West Emitter
East Emitter
Central Emitter
Great Canal
Nochistongo Gash
Tequisquiac Tunnel
Alcantarillado
Desagüe
ZMCM
Emisor Poniente
Emisor Central
Emisor Oriente
Gran Canal
Tajo de Nochistongo
Túnel de Tequisquiac
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Sumario:The historical evolution of the metropolitan area of the Mexico City drainage system is compiled in this paper. The information is scattered and compiled from official reports, documents, and maps that have been updated. The drainage situation is the subject of constant maintenance and expansion work. Despite this, the city suffers from continuous floods, aggravated by its progressive sinking, population growth, and climate change. Along more than a century, the untreated sewage poured into the semi-desert Mezquital Valley, Hidalgo state, promoting agriculture development but at a high environmental cost. In 2019, the Water Treatment Plant in Atotonilco de Tula started operations, and irrigation water fits the Mexican standards.