Pressed by Trump, Mexico agrees to deliver more water to U.S. under 1944 treaty
After years of water shortfalls that have cost Texas farmers about $1 billion annually, Mexico agreed late Friday to begin immediate deliveries of water to the United States, averting a 5% tariff threatened by President Donald Trump. In a statement late Friday, USDA announced Mexico has agreed to release 202,000-acre-feet of water – 65.8 billion gallons — to the United States with deliveries expected to begin this week. … Under the 1944 Water Treaty, Mexico is obligated to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet over five years to the United States from the Rio Grande River. The United States in turn delivers 1.5 million acre-feet of water to Mexico from the Colorado River.
Related articles:
