Even as global warming and climate change continue to affect water supplies around the world, many US scientists and policy-makers turn a blind eye to the pollution caused by deep aquifers and continue to grant energy and mining companies approvals for deep well injections. They are of the assumption that water at that depth will never be tapped into to be used as potable water.
But, according to a LA Times report, Mexico City has plans to tap into its aquifer, and warns the US to stop polluting water it too may have to resort to using in the future. The Mexican authorities planned to spend invest $40 million into pumping and treating the underground water.
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