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Groundwater governance in the karstic tropics

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  • Rodríguez-López, Abelardo

    (Abelardo Rodriguez Associates)

  • de los Rios Ibarra, Emilio

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The industrial livestock and agriculture production in the Merida Metropolitan area, Yucatan Mexico, relies on groundwater in a karstic environment, leading to water pollution due to a weak regulatory scheme. The study aims to assess whether most groundwater users are aware of the tradeoff between short-term economic gains and the sustainability of the aquifer, as well as to determine the necessary incentives for regulating groundwater use by major polluters to ensure sustainability. Official municipal secondary data on swine and poultry production is analyzed to estimate nitrogen excreta following ASAE guidelines. Concessions for groundwater extraction and permits to release wastewater into the aquifer at the municipal level are assessed concerning the amount of nitrogen excreted. We have found that the nitrogen excreted is too high to be absorbed by the limited agricultural land, and it would require a circular economy to dispose of the excess nitrogen. However, this evidence and possible alternatives are not easily accepted by those involved in the pollution process that has been identified for the past 25 years.

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  • Rodríguez-López, Abelardo & de los Rios Ibarra, Emilio, 2024. "Groundwater governance in the karstic tropics," OSF Preprints d2xsk, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:d2xsk
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/d2xsk
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