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Greywater and the Grid: Explaining Informal Water Use in Tijuana Greywater and the grid: Explaining informal water use in Tijuana Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Meehan, Katharine Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 03/10/2021 20:58:35 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194038 GREYWATER AND THE GRID: EXPLAINING INFORMAL WATER USE IN TIJUANA by Katharine Meehan Copyright © Katharine Meehan 2010 A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2010 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Dissertation Committee, we certify that we have read the dissertation prepared by Katharine Meehan entitled Greywater and the Grid: Explaining Informal Water Use in Tijuana and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 5/5/2010 Paul Robbins _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 5/5/2010 Carl J. Bauer _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 5/5/2010 Francis J. Magilligan _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 5/5/2010 Sallie A. Marston _______________________________________________________________________ Date: 5/5/2010 Sarah A. Moore Final approval and acceptance of this dissertation is contingent upon the candidate’s submission of the final copies of the dissertation to the Graduate College. I hereby certify that I have read this dissertation prepared under my direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement. ________________________________________________ Date: 5/5/2010 Dissertation Director: Paul Robbins 3 STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this dissertation are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the copyright holder. SIGNED: Katharine Meehan 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On a dreary winter night in England, somewhere between pints 3 and 5, the kernel for this dissertation was hatched. JP Jones deserves both gratitude and blame for the inspiration behind this craziness, as well as for my love of geography and the napkin map of the “secret border crossing.” If Jones is my muse, then Paul Robbins drives the bus. Paul posses the rare ability to coax the best out of people–from research questions to personal character–and this dissertation reflects his skilled intellect, tireless energy, and unwavering faith. When my father died unexpectedly in the middle of my fieldwork and my world fell apart, Paul was the first one to help me pick up the pieces. He is more than just a mentor; he is an inspiration and loyal friend. Sallie Marston, in the end, was the glue that held us together. I thank her for helping me become a better writer, teacher, and person. Much gratitude is gifted to my committee members: Sarah Moore, for pushing me theoretically; Carl Bauer, for keeping me pragmatic and true; and Frank Magilligan, for cheerleading, the van, and for the portable martini kit. I am deeply indebted to many tijuanenses for their friendship, knowledge, and generosity: Don Rodolfo; Kate Standish; Mario Montenegro; Sabina Widmann and Adán Hernandez; Gilberto Conde; Elizabeth Mendez and the staff of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Carmen Romo and Tijuana Calidad de Vida; the Fulbrighters (Kraft, Christopher, Aviva, Victoria, Susan); Doña Tomasa, Mariza, and the San Bernardo group; and the entire staff of the Tijuana Estuary. To my research assistant/superstars —Adriana Gallardo, James Casteñeda, and Hannah Dechant— many thanks for your tenacity and brilliance. This project would have been impossible without the infinite knowledge and patience of Oscar Romo: mil gracias. In Tucson, of course, todos somos ilegales. This dissertation reflects the love and Tecates of Maura y Rodrigo, Melanie & Hardy, Sara Smith & EKW, Brian B, Jeff G, Jeff B, Scott, Ian, Vanessa, Paula, and Keith. Rob, Sharon, and Kiza kept me afloat with friendship and microbrews. Liz, Linda, and John steered the ship: a million thanks. Jason Jurjevich kept me sane; Brian Marks kept me well fed; and I stood on a mountaintop with Heidi Hausermann, shaping this crazy life into sense. I love you all. There are many Meehans who helped me hammer this out, especially Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Pat, Sean, Daniel, and Zuzu: thank you for the love, laughter, and support. My mother, Elissa, was one of my first teachers in the South End of Hartford many years ago, and she still inspires me toward justice and a better world. Thank you for teaching me how to live through times of light and dark. And, finally, I thank Brian Meehan: my father, my editor, my pitching coach, caster of dry flies, weaver of bad jokes, storyteller of the underdog. Good guys finish last, everyday –but not in these pages. This story is reserved for Jimmy Chitwood’s final basket, for a home run than shatters floodlights and orbits galaxies, for a last game of catch in an Oregon backyard. You are missed, Dad. Viva la vida. 5 DEDICATION To my father, Brian T. Meehan 1951-2008 I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars -Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES................................................................................. 10 ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................... 11 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 12 Research Problem and Context..................................................................................... 17 Literature Review.......................................................................................................... 19 Geographies of Water Governance .......................................................................... 19 The Political Ecologies of Urbanization................................................................... 21 The Diverse Economy ............................................................................................... 22 Toward an Ontology of the Site ................................................................................ 24 Explanation of the Dissertation Format ........................................................................ 25 PRESENT STUDY........................................................................................................... 28 Methods and Data Analysis .......................................................................................... 28 Interviews and Observation ...................................................................................... 28 Participant Observation............................................................................................ 29 Household Survey ..................................................................................................... 30 Oral Histories of Washing Machines........................................................................ 31 Research Summary and Key Findings.......................................................................... 32 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 41 APPENDIX A. SOCIAL NATURES............................................................................... 50 Introduction................................................................................................................... 51 Producing Nature .......................................................................................................... 55 7 The Material Turn..................................................................................................... 59 Unsettling the Social..................................................................................................... 63 A More-than-Human Subjectivity ............................................................................. 63 The Nature of the State ............................................................................................. 66 Site Ontology of Social Natures ................................................................................... 69 The Wrong Tools for the Right Questions?............................................................... 74 Material Worlds, Emerging Politics and Concluding Thoughts................................... 76 References..................................................................................................................... 79 APPENDIX B. THE STATE’S NATURE: TERRITORIALIZING WATER IN MEXICO ..........................................................................................................................................
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