Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Determination of the Secretariat pursuant to Articles 24.27(2) and (3) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

2 While the provisions governing the SEM process are now in Chapter 24 of the USMCA, some related procedures are also set out in the ECA, namely: the role of the Secretariat in the implementation of the submissions process; the role of the Council in exchanging information with the Environment Committee; the preparation and publication of factual records; and the Council's cooperative activities a. [...] With regard to the fifth paragraph, which enshrines the human right to a healthy environment, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has reiterated that “this human right entails the obligation of all State authorities to ensure the existence of a healthy environment conducive to human development and the well-being of individuals”.20 With regard to the sixth paragraph, the Secretariat conside. [...] Article 27 of the Constitution establishes, among other concepts and guarantees, the original right of the Mexican State over the ownership of land and waters within the national territory; the right to impose on private property the modalities dictated by the public interest; and also the scope of the ownership of the Nation with respect to soils and waters of territorial seas, inland marine wate. [...] NOM-014-CONAGUA-2003, Requirements for the artificial recharge of aquifers with treated wastewater, regulates the use of wastewater in artificial groundwater recharge and sets out requirements for water quality, operation, and monitoring for the corresponding recharge systems.30 The Secretariat considers that the main purpose of the standard is the protection of the environment through the establi. [...] The Submitter maintains that the rivers and streams that flow into the Madín dam are contaminated, which has a direct impact on the reservoir’s water quality.53 It also alleges that the situation caused the death of one and a half tons of fish in 2021;54 that the damage to public health is documented in scientific publications attached to the submission;55 that the environment of the basin shows e.