Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum argued the legislation treats water as a national good, not private property, and orders concessions without canceling those in use.
- She explained that rights left idle must return to Conagua for reassignment and cited past practices such as selling land bundled with water or reselling concessioned water to municipalities.
- Opposition figures from PAN criticized the reform as rushed and centralizing, saying it ends the automatic transfer of water rights with land and could add bureaucracy that harms rural producers.
- Federal deputy Carlos Mirón told Mexico City producers their rainwater capture ponds for agricultural use will remain in place and urged them not to worry about changes.
- Mirón said the framework aligns with Mexico City’s water initiative to expand micro and macro metering to spot pressure drops and combat leaks and water theft.