Time Running Out for Mexico to Pay Water Debt to US
It’s going to take an act of God or some savvy last-minute negotiating for Mexico to liquidate its enormous water debt with the United States by October 24.
Tag Archive for: 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty
Texas Senate Panel Sends Message to Trump: Get Our Water from Mexico
Texas senators advanced a resolution Monday that calls on the U.S. State Department to ensure Mexico meets its obligations to deliver water to the U.S. under a 1944 water treaty.
The Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee voted in favor of the resolution after hearing testimony from state and Rio Grande Valley officials on how Mexico’s failure to deliver water has impacted the local farmers and stalled growth.
US, Mexico Reach Agreement on Rio Grande Water Deliveries Amid Drought, Shortages
An agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said on Saturday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty.
A new measure of the International Boundary and Water Commission, which oversees the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty, will provide Mexico with “tools and flexibility to deliver water earlier in the five-year cycle,” a statement by the IBWC said.
