In the approved reforms, They give greater powers to Conaguasince this organization headed by Efraín Morales López will be in charge of delivering the water concessions and authorizing the reallocation of volumes of this liquid; That is, it will decide who to send water to and who not to, and what volume will be delivered.
“Without a doubt (it is given more powers), but let us remember that Conagua is the owner and head of the sector for water issues. We believe that it is correct that it be given greater powers so that Conagua has that control over water issues, not to stop, not to create a problem or an obstacle, but to give order and transparency to water allocations,” mentions Raúl Rodríguez.
However, in the Federation’s Expenditure Budget for 2026, Conagua had a reduction of more than 900 million pesos compared to 2025 and it has not been the only decrease it has had, since since 2024 legislators have given it less money.
Raúl Rodríguez recalls that international organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund, recommend that countries invest at least 1% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in water per year, which would be approximately 350,000 million pesos.
The expert explains that there are not enough resources to support the National Water Plan with the 37 priority and 17 strategic projects, which focus on solving problems of drinking water, drainage, flooding and sanitation of this liquid.
“We are concerned that given the very poor economic growth that the country will have in 2025, which Bank of Mexico already said will be .03%, and by 2026, already being very optimistic, we will not reach the percentage point, we do not see where there will be enough resources to support these sectors,” he maintains.
This Thursday, the deputies endorsed, after 24 hours of discussion, the new General Water Law and reforms to the National Water Law, a proposal sent by President Claudia Sheinbaum, but which had changes due to the protests of peasants and farmers. This same day it passed to the Senate, where it is discussed for approval.
