In August 2020 we previewed four notable interstate water rights cases that would soon be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case of Mississippi v. Tennessee is now one step clos

Source: SCOTUS: Mississippi v Tennessee Interstate Water Rights Case

An invisible crisis is brewing in US farm country as the overpumped Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer drains. The key drivers are federal farm subsidies and the tax code.

Source: Farmers are depleting the Ogallala Aquifer because the government pays them to do it

A review of water well records and city ordinances in Bexar County shows that private wells are more prevalent in some muncipalities.

Source: Water well bans for thee but not for me? Olmos Park drilling trend raises bigger issues.

HARLINGEN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday a deal has been reached with Mexico to ensure it fulfills its treaty obligations to release water into the Rio Grande system. The agreement means U.S. residents and agricultural interests will be able to access the flows for drinking water and irrigation as part of a 1944 […]

Source: Abbott announces Mexico water deal

Source: Mexico to fulfill water delivery obligations to Texas under 1944 Water Treaty – Crossroads Today

Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources.

Source: In Mexico, Cross-Border Fight Over Water Erupts – The New York Times

The Supreme Court delved into a complex water dispute Monday, puzzling over Texas and New Mexico’s latest squabble over how to share water from the Pecos River.

Source: SCOTUS Takes on ‘Very Technical Stuff’ in State Water Dispute