Water Quality Program Archives

New Water Analyses Show a Large Drop in Coliform Contamination - A new study by CEA has shown that contamination of ground water at Akumal has dropped by fifty percent, or more, since 1995.
¿Cómo Afectó Huracán Dean la Calidad de Agua en Akumal? - por Edith Sosa
A Manual of the Operation & Maintenance of Constructed Wetlands - The following guidelines will help you to take care of your system.
Akumal Bay Management Program Progress - August 2007
Akumal Bay Management Program - Map and Regulations, May 2007
Akumal School Baños Project Related Information - Links that will take you to relevant WebPages.
Alternative Disinfection - by Kate Riley
America’s Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change - The Pew Ocean Committee Report
CEA Constructed Wetlands at Akumal
Retrofitted to State of the Art
- Funded by NFWF, October 2003 update
CEA Wetland Retrofit - Project funded in part by NFWF.
CeMIR, Integrated Waste Mngt. Center, Community Model - Centro de Manejo Integral de Residuos (CeMIR) Integrated Waste Management Center Un Modelo Piloto / Community Model
Center for Integrated Waste Management Project - CeMIR - Proposal to solve the pressing issue of contamination from sewage, sewage sludge, organics and toxics
Centro Para la Protección y Conservación - de la Tortuga Marina "Campamento Tortuguero Akumal" CONV-DGVS/CPCTM-038-QROO-001 Temporada de Anidación 2002
Constructed Wetland Planting Guide - By caring for your wetland plants, you will magnify the level of treatment.
Constructed Wetlands Links - Useful links to constructed wetland sites, organizations and government groups.
Constructed Wetlands Planting Guideline - June 2005
Contaminación de Noche. - Akumal, Q. Roo, noviembre de 2003
Contamination at Night - Akumal, Q. Roo, November 2003
Convocatoria - noviembre de 2006
Development in Akumal: Paradise Lost or Paradise Regained? - CEA is working with the municipal and state authorities to try to change the way Akumal will be developed.
Experiments in Composting - We continue our work to turn garbage into gold.
Final Programmatic Report for NFWF - Final Report for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions - Organizational and issue questions
Gestión Integral de Residuos Sólidos Municipales - por Jorge Luis Basave
Global Fish Crisis Looms - by J.R. Pegg, Environment News Service, posted September 30, 2004
GUIAS de las PLANTAS de los HUMEDALES CREADOS - 06/2005
Guias de las Plantas de los Humedales Creados - Cuidando sus plantas, magnificara el nivel de tratamiento.
How Did Hurricane Dean Affect Water Quality in Akumal? - by Edith Sosa
It's Not Too Late to Save Our Oceans - by Leon Penetta, in The Washington Post
La Manual de Operacion Y Mantanamiento de los Humedales Creados - Un humedal creado es un sistema natural – sencillo, viviente y cambiante que nos dan la oportunidad de ver y tratar con nuestros
Making a Difference - With comments from visitors and members
November 10, 2003 Environmental Meetings - CEA attended two important meetings, read what happened.
Orchids Bloom at CEA - Myrmecophylla tibicinis
PEW Oceans Commission Follow-up - A list of sources for state statistics
PEW Oceans Commission – Press Conference - Media advisory of press conference to unveil its report
PEW Oceans Commission - Commissioners - List of commissioners
PEW Oceans Commission Key Points - Messaging background, key report positioning points
Plan de Ordenamiento de la Bahía de Akumal - Mapa y Reglas, mayo de 2007
Plan de Ordenamiento Ecológico Territorial de la Riviera Maya - New regulations to protect the turtles.
Playas Limpias - por Edith Sosa
Preliminary Environmental Impact Statement for CEMIR - Suitability of a quarry near Akumal as a site for the proposed community constructed wetland.
The Benefits of Composting - There are many benefits of composting.
The Declaration of Concerned Scientists - Results from 10 years of study on the coast of Quintana Roo.
The Ecology of Akumal - Funding for the project was provided by Mr. Jim Lawrence.
The Kyoto Protocol Comes into Force - by Lucy Gallagher
The Role of Wetlands - by Charles E. Shaw, Ph.D., Geologist
The Use and Efficiency of Constructed Wetlands - The Use and Efficiency of Constructed Wetlands in the Riviera Maya
Three Major Subjects Concern Us - CeMIR Project, Guardias Ambientales, Dr. Rina Aguirre. December 2003
Tracing of the Groundwater Flows - Around Tulum and the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve by Melissa Hendrickson and Dr. Patricia Beddows
Trazo de los Flujos de Ríos Subterráneos en los Alrededores - de Tulúm y la Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka’an
por Melissa Hendrickson y Dr. Patricia Beddows
WATER FOR LIFE! 2005-2015 - By Kate Riley
Water Quality Protection Program's Progress Report - A Report on CEA's Water Quality Protection Program by Kate Robinhawk, May 2003


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