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Chairman’s Summary
Pages 1-5

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... Public health risks arise because the continuing deterioration of groundwater quality worldwide will expose substantial numbers of people to a broad range of disease-causing organisms and toxic chemicals. These concerns about the adequacy of water generally and the importance of groundwater specifically extend to Mexico.
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... Most workshop participants agreed that there are significant opportunities to improve the stewardship of groundwater resources in Mexico and thereby minimize the risks to the economy and to public health. They also emphasized that with the aid of science significant strides can be made in the development of science based strategies for managing and protecting groundwater resources in Mexico.
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... A third need, in conjunction with and as part of the economic analysis, would be an analysis of the potential public health outcomes of alternative management regimes as well as the no management regime. The fourth is to develop science based strategies for establishing and maintaining sustainable systems of groundwater extraction and for protecting groundwater quality.
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... There was strong support for the proposition that development and implementation of science-based strategies for the management of groundwater would enhance the welfare of all Mexicans.
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... 1995. Mexico City's Water Supply: Improving the Outlook for Sustainability.
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