Tag Archive | water fines
Mexico, Mexico City: DF faces US$36.5mn in water losses annually
Mexico’s federal district (DF) government loses 460mn pesos (US$36.5mn) each year from illegal potable water usage, according to the director of DF water utility SACM [Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México], Ramon Aguirre Diaz. The amount represents some 10% of the water consumed in the city each year, Aguirre told paper El Universal. […]
Mexico, Mexico City: SACM water fines not viable – legal advisor
Mexico City water utility SACM‘s proposal to impose fines on clients who waste water is not legally viable, federal district (DF) government legal advisor Leticia Bonifaz said. SACM director Ramón Aguirre previously proposed a plan that would have imposed fines of up to 15,000 pesos (US$1,149) on individuals and businesses caught wasting water. The plan, […]
