Abstract

DIAZ CARAVANTES, Rolando E.  and  CAMOU HEALY, Ernesto. El agua en Sonora: tan cerca y tan lejos. Estudio de caso del ejido Molino de Camou. Región y sociedad [online]. 2005, vol.17, n.34, pp.127-165. ISSN 2448-4849.

The Rodolfo Félix Valdés dam, better known as El Molinito, was built in 1991, with the purpose of preventing the eventual floods caused by the Abelardo L. Rodríguez dam, and for supplying water to Hermosillo, the Sonora state capital. Its construction meant benefit for many people, but damaged the ejidatarios of Molino de Camou, whose water supply for irrigation was diminished, and were unable to grow in their fields as they used to.This article analyzes the changes on the irrigation system due to the new dam. This work is divided into three parts. The first one includes general information about the ejido and the dam, provides some background and facts about El Molinito dam and its liaison to Hermosillo. The second part describes the main changes in the irrigation system, and studies the new scenario for water use and control. The third part is dedicated to analyze the changes in the ejidos's productivity since the National Water Commission (CNA, by its Spanish initials) took control of this dam.

Keywords : water; dam; ejido; Sonora; control; State; negotiation; National Water Commission.

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