12% of the water consumed in Mexico City and Toluca comes from the Valle de Bravo - Amacalco basin.
What is it?
Hydro-Forest space of 67,500 hectares
The Valle de Bravo – Amanalco Watershed is located within the forest protection zone of the lands that comprise the watersheds of the Valle de Bravo, Malacatepec, Tilostoc, and Temascaltepec rivers. It encompasses a hydroforestry area of 67,500 hectares, where all water systems — including springs, streams, rivers, and runoff channels — drain into the Valle de Bravo reservoir. The watershed is part of the Cutzamala System, a major hydraulic infrastructure project that supplies 30% of the drinking water consumed in Mexico City, Toluca, and their surrounding metropolitan areas.
What happens with…?
Bodies of water
The quantity and quality of the water in rivers and streams has suffered in the last decades. At the same time, pollution in bodies of water remains to be a problem.
What happens with…?
Grounds
The growth between the agricultural border affecting the forests continues.
Deterioration of the forest as its mass decreases. Fragmentation of forest spaces and loss of biodiversity.
What happens with…?
Pollution
Unregulated urban growth and lack of services creates a high amount of trash.
Equally thousands of families living in poverty exert strong pressure on the surrounding natural resources.
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