Environmental Problems on Water Resources: A Review at the Basin Level with Emphasis on Tuxpan River in Veracruz, Mexico

Authors

Blanca Esther Raya-Cruz
Universidad Veracruzana
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-7477
José Luis Alanís-Méndez
Universidad Veracruzana
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-7139
Carlos Francisco Rodríguez-Gómez
Universidad Veracruzana
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7818-7632
Karla Cirila Garcés-García
Universidad Veracruzana
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4376-9886

Synopsis

Environmental conflicts arise from differing perceptions of situations and impacts where stakeholders have conflicting objectives or incompatible interests regarding water resources. The Tuxpan River basin, located in the northern part of Veracruz, has experienced an increase in population density, leading to escalating environmental challenges. To address these issues, a characterization of the water resource and an analysis of their underlying causes were conducted. A bibliographic review of academic articles and official documents was undertaken to assess the current state of the basin. The Tuxpan River basin features diverse morphological and topographic characteristics. The aim of this study is to identify the challenges related to water resource usage in Mexico’s river basins with a particular focus on the Tuxpan River basin. This is achieved by compiling and analyzing available regional data, emphasizing the demand and distribution of water resources. Notably, the agricultural sector requires significant amounts of water for crops and livestock. These activities, combined with the climatic variability present in the Tuxpan River basin, impact water availability. Furthermore, increased precipitation in the upper regions—often degraded or sparsely vegetated—leads to sediment transport, which adversely affects the lower basin, making it more vulnerable to flooding.

 

 

Author Biographies

Blanca Esther Raya-Cruz, Universidad Veracruzana

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-7477

Biologist with a master’s in rural development from Universidad Veracruzana. His research is in geographic information systems applied to environmental management and watershed management. He is currently a professor at the FCBA-UV, Tuxpan and Coordinator of the master’s in environmental sciences and Specialization in Environmental Management and Impact.

José Luis Alanís-Méndez, Universidad Veracruzana

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-7139

PhD in Environmental Sciences and Specialist in Environmental Sciences. He is a Full-Time Academic at the Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Poza Rica, Tuxpan region of the Universidad Veracruzana. His lines of research are ecological planning and the study of bio-indicators for the conservation and preservation of tropical ecosystems.

Carlos Francisco Rodríguez-Gómez, Universidad Veracruzana

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7818-7632

Biologist from ITBOCA with a Master’s in Ecology and Fisheries from UV and a PhD in Sciences from INECOL, A.C. His research focuses on the taxonomy and ecology of marine and coastal phytoplankton. He is currently an academic technician at FCBA-UV, Tuxpan, a Level C member of the SNII, and vice-president of SOMEFAN, A.C. He also coordinates the Master’s program in Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Management (SNP).

Karla Cirila Garcés-García, Universidad Veracruzana

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4376-9886

Biologist with a Master’s in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems from the Universidad Veracruzana in Tuxpan. PhD from the University of Melbourne. Currently, her research is in the analysis of ecological vulnerability to anthropogenic hazards from fishing and climate change for all sharks, rays, and western Mexico and in the Gulf of Mexico. She is professor at the Universidad Veracruzana.

The cover features a photograph of a river surrounded by lush trees at sunset, with sunlight piercing through the branches to create glints of light. Overlaying the image is the title 'Topics of limnological research in Mexico' and the coordinator's name, Alfredo Pérez Morales. The University of Colima editorial seal is displayed at the bottom.

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Topics of Limnological Research in Mexico

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77-93

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December 8, 2025

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In Good Plan

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Copyright (c) 2025 Copyright will be automatically assigned to Alfredo Pérez-Morales (Author); Gerardo Hernández-Flores, Martha Angélica Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Adrián Cervantes-Martínez, Martín López-Hernández, Fernando González-Farías, María Guadalupe Ramos-Espinosa, Fernando Córdova-Tapia, Mario Alejandro Gómez-Ponce, José Antolín Aké-Castillo, Miriam Guadalupe Ramos-Escobedo, Eduardo Aranda-Delgado, Blanca Esther Raya-Cruz, José Luis Alanís-Méndez, Carlos Francisco Rodríguez-Gómez, Karla Cirila Garcés-García, Juan Alfredo Gómez-Figueroa, Carlos Antonio Poot-Delgado, Jaime Rendón-von Osten, Yuri Okolodkov, Patricia Margarita Valdespino-Castillo, Jorge Alberto Ramírez-Zierold, Rocío Jetzabel Alcántara-Hernández, Mariel Barjau-Aguilar, Mario Alberto Neri-Guzmán, Paola Julieta Cortés-Cruz, Oscar Alejandro Gerardo-Nieto, Martín Merino-Ibarra, Gabriela Vázquez, Angeles Rosseth Cruz-Ramírez, Gloria Garduño-Solórzano, José Manuel González-Fernández, Valeria Naomi Barranco-Vargas, Karla De la Luz-Vázquez, Cristian Alberto Espinosa-Rodríguez, Laura Valdés-Santiago, José Luis Castro-Guillén, Jorge Noé García-Chávez, Cynthia Paola Rangel-Chávez, Rosalba Alonso-Rodríguez, Alejandra Sarahí Ramírez-Segovia, Juan Gualberto Colli-Mull, Rafael Vargas-Bernal, Rosaura Mayén-Estrada, Carlos Alberto Durán-Ramírez, Fernando Olvera-Bautista, Francisco José Torner-Morales, Cesar Alejandro Zamora-Barrios, Araceli Adabache-Ortiz, Mario Joshue Espinosa-Hernández, Manuel Castillo-Rivera, Lorena Violeta León-Deniz, Juan Juárez-Flores, Frida Sabine Álvarez-Solís, José Francisco Miranda-Vidal, Víctor Manuel Romero-Niembro, José María Ahuatzin-Hernández, Michael Anai Figueroa-Sánchez, Brenda Rodríguez-Cortés, Karina E. Ruíz-Venegas, Rosa Martha Moreno-Gutiérrez, Gerardo Guerrero-Jiménez, Uriel Arreguín-Rebolledo, Marco Antonio Jiménez-Santos, Omar Alfredo Barrera-Moreno, Lizbeth Cano-Parra, Everardo Barba-Macías, José Cristóbal Román-Reyes, Elaine Aguilar-Nazare, Marcelo Silva-Briano, Cinthia Trinidad-Ocaña, and Rocío Natalia Armas-Chávez (Chapter Author) upon publication.

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Raya-Cruz, B. E., Alanís-Méndez, J. L., Rodríguez-Gómez, C. F. ., & Garcés-García, K. C. (2025). Environmental Problems on Water Resources: A Review at the Basin Level with Emphasis on Tuxpan River in Veracruz, Mexico. In A. . Pérez-Morales, Topics of Limnological Research in Mexico (pp. 77-93). University of Colima. https://www.libros.ucol.mx/index.php/dgp/catalog/book/175/chapter/242