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RIVERA, Patricia  e  AGUILA, Adrián Guillermo. Comprehensive Water Management in Urban Areas: Case Study of Zacatecas-Guadalupe, Mexico. Tecnol. cienc. agua [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.3, pp.125-142. ISSN 2007-2422.

This study analyzes water services in the metropolitan area of Zacatecas-Guadalupe from a comprehensive perspective. The results identify factors that impede progress in sustainable management. They indicate population growth as triggering an increase in the demand for the resource and recognize the overexploitation of aquifers and its connection with higher extractions costs, as well as decreases in water quality and high percentages of loss from leaks. The article also indicates social inequities in the supply of water and shows that the operating entity's indicators of coverage are overestimated.

Palavras-chave : Conurbation zone; water integrated management; unequal water supply; Zacatecas-Guadalupe.