US EditionTexas Farmers Brace for Mexico to Not Meet Water Treaty Obligations
Mexico delivered only 812,000 of the 1.75 million acre-feet required by the 1944 treaty, worsening drought impacts on Rio Grande Valley farmers, officials said.
- On Oct. 25, Mexico sent just over 812,000 acre-feet, short of the 1,750,000 acre-feet required by the 1944 water treaty, according to the International Boundary and Water Commission.
- Earlier this year, Mexican officials blamed severe drought for the shortfall, and the U.S. Drought Monitor reports "extreme" drought in parts of South-Central and West Texas.
- Struggling growers report they cannot irrigate large portions of their land, with Rio Grande Valley farmers cutting acreage by as much as 45% and switching to dryland crops.
- The 2026 spring planting season begins in February with growers holding only 50% of needed water, making another missed delivery a serious blow to Rio Grande Valley farmers and communities.
- Mexico pledged in April to send up to 420,000 acre-feet by the October deadline, but treaty rules require 350,000 acre-feet per year and Texas officials accused Mexico of bad faith.
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The five-year cycle of delivery of tributary water from the Rio Bravo to the United States, according to the 1944 bilateral treaty, ends on Friday without Mexico having covered even half the quota established. According to the treaty, Mexico must contribute a total of 2,158.6 million cubic meters of water to the United States every 5 years. Five-year cycle number 36 began on October 25, 2020 and ends on October 24. As of October 19, indicates th…
Yesterday the deadline for Mexico to comply with the five-year cycle of supply of water from the Rio Bravo to the United States, according to the bilateral treaty of 1944, was not covered even half of the quota established in the pact.The Treaty of Waters of 1944 establishes that Mexico must contribute to the United States 2 158.6 million cubic meters of water every five years.The five-year cycle number 36 started on October 25, 2020 and conclud…
On the argument that water is a priority for the people of Nuevo León; the representative of the Ministry of the Interior in the entity; Héctor Gutiérrez de la Garza met with federal and local authorities. During the meeting, various water issues were addressed, such as the water situation of the entity and the commitments of President Claudia Sheinbaum in relation to the water supply. Among the pending projects are the extraction of water from …
Ciudad Juárez.- At the end of Friday, the 36th cycle of the 1944 Water Treaty between Mexico and the United States, official data indicate that it will close with a shortage of 136 million 544 thousand cubic meters (m3), a little more than half of the volume necessary for the closure of the cycle. According to data from the International Commission of Limits and Waters between Mexico and the United States (CILA), the Mexican Government delivered…
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