ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with water management in Mexico, and the degree to which international efforts at privatizing water-supply services is where Mexico is heading. The intent of the meeting was to share experiences about privatized water services and the attempts of governments to transfer water management to transnational companies. During the Salinas years, the size and scope of privatization in all areas reached a peak in Mexico. In 1992, privatization in the water sector accelerated under the National Water Law. The federal government's substantially reduced capacity to manage the water system in the 1990s included the failure to improve water allocation, to answer questions of accessibility and efficiency, and to contain the actions of private sector players in water management. Privatization in the Federal District was unique in that private companies were part of a competitive service structure, while the government retained control of the infrastructure.
