US EditionMexico agrees to make more predictable water deliveries to the US
Mexico will deliver at least 350,000 acre-feet of water annually to the U.S. over five years to stabilize flows and address complaints from Texas farmers, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Mexico and the United States announced an agreement for Mexico to send at least 350,000 acre-feet of water annually during the current five-year cycle, confirmed by Mexico's Foreign Affairs, Environmental and Agriculture ministries.
- After months of talks, negotiators from both governments reached a deal following President Donald Trump's 5% tariff threat if Mexico did not deliver more water.
- Under the 1944 Water Treaty, Mexico must deliver 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. from six tributaries every five years, with an acre-foot covering 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.
- Border farmers face immediate effects as farmers in Tamaulipas reported not planting crops due to water shortages, while Mexican ministries confirmed the deal Tuesday.
- Following a call last week between the presidents, Mexico had said in December it would send more water to cover the existing debt, and the U.S. will provide Mexico additional water from sources farther west.
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Mexico agrees to make more predictable water deliveries to the US
Mexico and the United States have reached an agreement for Mexico to send a minimum amount of water annually to the U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to raise tariffs on Mexican imports if more water wasn't delivered.
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readingeagleMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States announced Tuesday the development of a technical plan to manage water deliveries from border basins that had generated friction and threatened to complicate relations.
Mexico has pledged to continue sending 432 million cubic meters of water to the United States within the 1944 Water Treaty between the two countries after months of tensions over outstanding deliveries due to drought. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, have detailed in a statement that the renewal of the pact for the next five years also includes a detailed plan for Mexico to settle “all the outst…
On Tuesday, the United States announced an agreement by which Mexico undertakes to make water deliveries to the country, within the framework of the 1944 Water Treaty, and following pressure from President Donald Trump, who made the attempt to increase tariffs to the Latin American country for non-compliance with it. “Mexico pledged to deliver a minimum of 350,000 acres-foot of water (431.7 million cubic meters) per year to the United States dur…
Through a statement from the official account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was announced that between Mexico and the United States have agreed on a technical plan to manage water in the Rio Bravo basin following the 1944 Treaty. “The plan establishes a clear route according to the mechanisms provided for in the Treaty and is the result of sustained technical and political work, with full respect for the sovereignty of both countries, e…
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