 Now basically prohibited by law from generating a profit on the site, the government liquidated the original deed, voided the worker contracts and seized the inactive facility as a public asset.The basin is currently owned by the Mexican government and in use as a reservoir for industrial facilities within Mexico City, particularly during the dry season when the city often suffers acutely from a lack of water.It is filled from a junction with the Canal de Sal that runs along the south edge of the facility and connects it to the rest of the Mexico City drainage basin.