Impacto del subsidio a la tarifa eléctrica sobre la extracción de agua para uso agrícola en el municipio de Hermosillo, Sonora

The text details the increase in overexploited aquifers in Mexico from 35 in 1975 to 123 in 2009, with a total deficit of 5,490 million cubic meters. In Hermosillo, the Costa de Hermosillo and Mesa del Seri-La Victoria aquifers support a population of over 700,000 and 65,000 hectares of irrigation. Despite the 2013 opening of the Acueducto Independencia to transport 75 million cubic meters from the Yaqui river basin, agricultural consumption in the municipality exceeds 570 million cubic meters annually, driven largely by subsidies.

• The number of overexploited aquifers in Mexico increased from 35 in 1975 to over 100 in 2002 and reached 123 by 2009, many of which are located in the arid northern regions. These aquifers have a combined deficit of 5,490 million cubic meters, averaging 44.6 million cubic meters per aquifer.
• The municipality of Hermosillo relies on the Costa de Hermosillo and Mesa del Seri-La Victoria aquifers to supply a population of over 700,000 and approximately 65,000 hectares of irrigation. Water supply is restricted by inefficient management of the drinking water agency and the deterioration of water sources.
• To address water shortages, the Acueducto Independencia was opened in 2013 at a cost of nearly four billion pesos to transport 75 million cubic meters from the Yaqui river basin over 152 kilometers. However, agricultural use in the municipality exceeds 570 million cubic meters per year, surpassing aquifer recharge and largely driven by subsidies.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Impacto del subsidio a la tarifa eléctrica sobre la extracción de agua para uso agrícola en el municipio de Hermosillo, Sonora. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-del-subsidio-a-la-tarifa-electrica-sobre-la-extraccion-de-agua-para-uso-agricola-en-el-municicpio-de-hermosillo-sonora/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Impacto del subsidio a la tarifa eléctrica sobre la extracción de agua para uso agrícola en el municipio de Hermosillo, Sonora. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-del-subsidio-a-la-tarifa-electrica-sobre-la-extraccion-de-agua-para-uso-agricola-en-el-municicpio-de-hermosillo-sonora/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025impacto, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Impacto del subsidio a la tarifa eléctrica sobre la extracción de agua para uso agrícola en el municipio de Hermosillo, Sonora}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-del-subsidio-a-la-tarifa-electrica-sobre-la-extraccion-de-agua-para-uso-agricola-en-el-municicpio-de-hermosillo-sonora/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }