▁on ▁profit ability . ▁A ▁major ▁concern ▁for ▁water ▁priv at ization ▁is ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁vital ▁resource ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁sector . ▁Priv at ization ▁limits ▁public ▁account ability , ▁mult in ational ▁water ▁corpor ations ▁are ▁responsible ▁to ▁st ake hold ers , ▁whereas ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁is ▁responsible ▁to ▁its ▁citizens . ▁Public ▁control ▁of ▁water ▁politics ▁allows ▁public ▁input ▁and ▁trans par ency . ▁Private ▁organization ▁limits ▁trans par ency ▁because ▁private ▁organizations ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁open ▁and ▁transparent ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁In ▁addition , ▁private ▁water ▁organizations ▁have ▁different ▁goals ▁and ▁ag end as ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁sector ; ▁this ▁can ▁create ▁water ▁conflict ▁and ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁sector . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁City ▁▁ ▁Water ▁priv at ization ▁has ▁been ▁adopted ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁growing ▁concern ▁of ▁poor ▁water ▁politics ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁sector . ▁Under ▁the ▁public ▁sector , ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁Mexico ▁City ▁lost ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁water ▁through ▁leak y ▁pip es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Mexico ▁City ▁priv at ized ▁its ▁water ▁services ▁through ▁the ▁Dist rito ▁Federal ▁to ▁tack le ▁water ▁short ages . ▁The ▁environmental ▁and ▁economic ▁scenario ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁press ured ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Revolution ▁to ▁adapt ▁water ▁priv at ization ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁address ▁water ▁short ages . ▁Mexico ▁City ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁examples ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁priv at ization ▁of