WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL

We advise different clients in environmental matters specifically to ensure their compliance with laws, rules, regulations and Mexican Official standards, at a federal, local and municipal levels, as to ensure the successful development and execution of their projects and mitigate any risk that may arise from legal defaults.

In matters of water, we advise our clients on issues related to the compliance and enforcement of their obligations under the regulations applicable to their water concessions. This includes their own concessions and the National Water Law, as well as issues related to their water discharges and compliance with regulatory parameters.

We complement our advice with our 360° services, anticipating and foreseeing the legal and regulatory changes that are discussed in the Chambers of the Federal Congress (Deputies and Senate) as to prepare our clients from a legal and operational point of view, so they may adjust to the potential new regulatory changes and obligations that could be imposed on them. 

Our services include:

  • Preventive and corrective due diligence, focused on mitigating risks derived from compliance / non-compliance with environmental permits and obligations, such as Environmental Impact Assessments (federal and local); single environmental licenses; hazardous waste; atmospheric emissions, among others, for the development of infrastructure, industrial or any other type of projects.
  • Advice and accompaniment during the development of administrative procedures initiated by federal or local environmental authorities, such as the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources or the Federal Attorney's Office for Environmental Protection (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente).
  • Legal representation in water disputes, including designing and implementing legal strategies in litigation against federal or local authorities, such as the National Water Commission or the Federal Attorney's Office for Environmental Protection (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente).
  • Advice for the processing / renewal of concessions for the development, use and exploitation of national waters, as well as for permits related to the discharge of wastewater.
  • Follow-up and monitoring of existing legislative bills in the Chambers of the federal (Senate and Deputies) to issue a new General Water Law, including potential risks related to such bills and new obligations to be applied to national water concessionaires.