By Cassandra Garrison and Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to farmers in Texas, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday, to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained U.S. relations and prompted tariff threats by President Donald Trump. Mexico is looking for alternatives to comply with the 81-year-old water-sharing treaty with
Source: Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows | MSN
Mexico has been delinquent on deliveries of water it owes the United States under a 1944 treaty. Now, President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs and sanctions.
Source: Mexico to send water to Texas under 1944 treaty after Trump threats of tariffs and sanctions | KJZZ
A water war on the border appears to be brewing between the United States and Mexico.
Source: Border Report Live: US, Mexico at odds over water payments | Border Report Live
President Trump has said that Mexico owes Texas “1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty.”
Source: Donald Trump Accuses Mexico of Stealing Water From Texas – Newsweek
El Paso’s dry climate — it rains just 9 inches annually — is one of the reasons the city has taken water management so seriously.
Source: El Paso leads Texas in water management | The Texas Tribune
Desalination can create millions of gallons of fresh water a day. But it is expensive and there are many environmental concerns.
Source: Can desalination end Texas’ water crisis | The Texas Tribune
By Emmy PowellCommunications SpecialistMexico currently owes the U.S. over 1 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, a shortfall that has significantly impacted farmers and ranchers in the Rio Grande Valley.Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) District 13 State Director Brian Jones, a row crop farmer from the Valley, testified before the Senate Committee on
Source: Texas Farm Bureau state director testifies on Mexico water debt – Texas Farm Bureau
PITTSBURG — Tensions over the proposed 66,000-acre Marvin Nichols Reservoir came to a head once again Wednesday as northeast Texas water planners unanimously voted to declare the project is an interregional conflict.
A&M, Bryan, College Station sue groundwater management over pumping permits