Mexico pays some water owed to US
Mexico recently paid a small portion of the water it owes the United States under a 1944 international treaty. A total of 56,750 acre-feet of water was paid via “a transfer of ownership in Amistad Dam” on April 30, Frank Fisher, spokesman for U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission told Border Report on Wednesday. … The additional water increase brings the U.S. capacity at Amistad Reservoir to 21.95%, that’s up a point from a month ago, according to data sent Tuesday from Rio Grande Watermaster Georgina Bermea in an email to shareholders and obtained by Border Report. … With this water transfer, Mexico has paid over 603,000 acre-feet of water so far this five-year cycle, according to IBWC data. However, under the treaty, Mexico owes the United States 1.75 million acre-feet by October, leaving just six months to pay the remaining 1.14 million acre-feet of water.
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