Mexico's water law overhaul eliminates private transfers of water concessions, imposes a strict two-year clock on unused volumes, and — for the first time — criminalizes water-related misconduct with individual prison exposure rather than corporate fines. GEA's client alert outlines what operators in Mexico need to verify now, and who inside the organization is personally exposed if they don't.

Environmental crimes are now the world's third most lucrative criminal activity. In Mexico, that criminality operates inside active concession territories, supply chains, and investment project zones. What was once a reputational issue is now a material liability that conventional due diligence processes are not capturing.