Urban-Wastewater Reuse for Crop Production in the Water-Short Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4360
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Type:	Working Paper
Author:	Scott, Christopher; Zaraza, Antonio; Levine, Gilbert
Date:	2000
Agency:	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Series:	IWMI Research Report, no. 41
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4360
Sector:	Water Resource & Irrigation
Region:	Central America & Caribbean
Subject(s):	irrigation water resources water quality urban affairs agriculture water quality
Abstract:	"From a river-basin perspective, wastewater irrigation is an important form of water and nutrient reuse; however, there are important water quality, environmental, and public health considerations. This report explores the advantages and risks of urban wastewater reuse for crop production in the water-short Guanajuato river-basin in west-central Mexico, and then by a selective literature review demonstrates how common this practice is worldwide. It also evaluates several alternative water-management scenarios through application of the Interactive River Aquifer Simulation (IRAS) model, developed by Cornell University and Resource Planning Associates."

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