US EditionMexico and US reach deal on Rio Grande water sharing
- Mexico and the United States recently reached an agreement on water sharing from the Rio Grande basin.
- This agreement follows Mexico's persistent water delivery shortfall under a 1944 treaty and US complaints.
- Mexico commits to making an immediate water transfer and increasing flow from six Rio Grande tributaries.
- The 1944 treaty requires Mexico to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water every five years.
- The transfers will help Texas farmers meet water needs before the current cycle ends in October.
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Mexico: Relaxation with the United States in the water-sharing conflict
Mexico pledged to immediately deliver water to the United States to settle its debt under a 1944 bilateral treaty, confirmed the President on Wednesday, putting an end to an open conflict between the two neighbours.
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Trump secures water rights for south Texas, enforcing Mexico treaty
(The Center Square) – One hundred days into his second term, President Donald Trump has secured water rights for south Texas farmers ensuring that Mexico complies with a 1944 era treaty.
Mexico and the US settle water conflict after agreeing immediate deliveries
Mexico pledged to make immediate deliveries of water to the United States to settle its debt under the rules of a mutual supply treaty signed in 1944, announced on Monday the Mexican Foreign Ministry. The treaty states that both countries share the waters of the Rios Bravo (which the Americans call Grande) and Colorado, which run along the shared border of 3,100 kilometers. Mexico owes 70% of the 2,156.6 million cubic meters that it is obliged t…
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