US EditionMexico and US reach deal on Rio Grande water sharing
- Mexico and the United States reached an agreement on Monday for Mexico to send more Rio Grande water to Texas farmers through October.
- The deal follows concerns over Mexico’s past shortfalls in water delivery under the 1944 treaty, which requires Mexico to provide 1.75 million acre-feet over five years.
- Mexico committed to immediate transfers from international reservoirs and will increase U.S. shares from six tributaries through the current five-year cycle ending in October.
- The increase in water deliveries from Mexico was hailed as a significant achievement for U.S. farmers by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, while State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce expressed gratitude to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for her instrumental role in fostering cooperation.
- The agreement aims to ensure Texas producers receive needed water, supporting agriculture amid ongoing drought and reflecting continued adherence to the 1944 treaty without renegotiation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued a statement following the Trump administration’s announcement of a deal with Mexico to secure shipments of water Mexico owes to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty. Sen. Cruz said, “Mexico’s failures to uphold its water obligations have been devastating to Texas farmers and cities. I have been fighting for years to secure those deliveries, including by advancing sanctions legislati…
The governments of Mexico and the United States (US) agreed, “for the sake of both nations,” to manage the water allocations of the Rio Bravo, agreed in the 1944 Treaty, for this five-year cycle, which began on October 25, 2020 and ends on October 24, according to the secretariats of Environment and Natural Resources, Agriculture and Sustainable Development and Foreign Relations.
Mexico City, 29 Apr (EFE).- Mexico will deliver to the US between 400 and 518 million cubic meters of water in the period from May to October 2025, in order to comply with and resolve the controversy over the 1944 Water Treaty, before the warning of sanctions by the US president, Donald Trump. “Based on technical analysis it was determined that, in the period May-October 2025, a total of approximately 400 to 518 million cubic meters (Mm3) could …
Mexico, U.S. reach deal over Rio Grande water sharing treaty
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S. Department of State, along with the Mexican federal government, announced they reached an agreement that involves Mexico sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas. This is part of the 1944 U.S.-Mexico treaty, which Mexico has not complied with its water sharing obligations since the previous administrations. "Mexico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from international rese…
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