Competency

- Prepare and approve the Integrated Management Plan of Watershed Resources - PLAMIRH;

- Perform studies, disclose and debate programs to create works and projects performed on Watersheds; 

- Prepare and keep records of water users; 

- Propose the creation of a Water Agency to CERH; 

- Promote co-participation among water resource users;

- Submit to CERH the PLAMIRH, consider the quality and quantity aspects included in the State Water Resource plan; 

- Coordinate required activities for controlling flooding; 

- Monitor the execution of works and projects of any kind for watersheds; 

- Promote the harmonization of PLAMIRH;

- Administrate PLAMIRH, so they can lead environmental permit entities;

- Manage financial and technological resources jointly with public and private entities for executing the Management Plan; 

- Propose the appeal to CERH of values to improve watershed usage; 

- Evaluate and deliver advice on investment programs for services and worksites; 

- Propose competent entities to reformulate the classification of bodies of water;

- Supply subsidies for preparing a report on the status of water resources; 

- Request technical support from member bodies of the national water resource management system when necessary; 

- Promote the publication and disclosure of identified problems; 

- Promote preventive and corrective measures in critical situations, as well as making judicial, penal, and civil natural persons or legal entities liable who have caused pollution/contamination of the soil and water;  

- Discuss relevant topics in public meetings; 

- Express opinions on the submitted subjects.