Surface-water abundance in the north and Petén
- Water for industry
- Industrial water, wells and discharges
- Audited
The Northern Transversal Strip and the north of Huehuetenango, Quiché and Alta Verapaz record up to about 5,550 mm a year, the highest in the country: surface abundance, though this is also the area of the hydroelectric conflicts (Oxec, the Cahabón river). Petén and northern Alta Verapaz receive 1,000-2,500 mm a year with rain almost all year round: water available, little infrastructure. The values are a synthesis of balances from Wikipedia (Hidrografía de Guatemala), verified in the audit but still to be checked against INSIVUMEH.
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Figures
- Peak rainfall, Northern Transversal Strip
- up to ~5,550 mm/year
- Rainfall in Petén and northern Alta Verapaz
- 1,000-2,500 mm/year
Caveat
Sources
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Related records
- Absence of a general water law and national extraction fee
- Right to drill a well and ownership of the water (Civil Code)
- Industrial self-supply and the 2,000 wells of Guatemala's valley
- Procedure to drill an industrial well in the metropolitan area
- Cost and regulation of the municipal well-drilling license
- MARN environmental license costs and categories
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