On Dec. 11, 2025, the head of the Federal Executive Branch, Claudia Sheinbaum, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the Decree enacting the General Water Law (LGA) and amending, adding to, and repealing various provisions of the National Water Law (LAN), derived from the initiative submitted on Oct. 9, 2025.
The issuance of a General Water Law had been contemplated since the 2012 reform to Article 4 of the Constitution, with the aim of guaranteeing the human right to water and sanitation, as well as complementing the regulatory framework established in the National Water Law, which has been in force since 1992. This GT Alert summarizes some of the most important points.