Mexico, U.S. reach agreement on water sharing treaty
Mexico and the United States have agreed to a plan for Mexico to deliver the water it owes to Texas under a 1944 treaty. The U.S. State Department and Department of Agriculture said in a joint statement Tuesday that Mexico will deliver a minimum of 350,000 acre-feet of water per year to Texas, which is the amount it owes annually under the water-sharing agreement. Mexico has been behind on its deliveries of water after years of drought, delivering only about half of the water it owes Texas from the Rio Grande during a five year cycle that ended in October. In exchange for water from the Rio Grande, the United States promises water deliveries from the Colorado River to Mexico under the treaty.
Other U.S.-Mexico water news:
- AP News: Mexico agrees to make more predictable water deliveries to the US
- Reuters: Mexico to send US minimum water volume per year, US officials say
- Agri-Pulse: Mexico commits to repaying water shortfall impacting Texas farmers
- KPBS (San Diego): County dips into reserves for Tijuana River sewage fixes
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation: News release: CEC receives submission on wastewater management in Tijuana, Mexico
