One of the dams that provides water to thousands of people across the United States-Mexico border will receive a much needed renovation after both governments agreed to split the cost to fixing sinkholes and other repairs in the Amistad International Reservoir, the largest wellspring in terms of acre-feet capacity in Texas.
The agreement was signed on Dec. 10, 2024 in El Paso and since then has been approved by both governments. With a slight tweak to the 1944 international water treaty —a treaty in which Mexico is obliged to deliver water so that it can be stored in the Amistad and Falcon reservoirs— both countries will be splitting the costs: the U.S. pledging to pay 56.2% of the costs while Mexico will pay 43.8% of the costs for the project's repairs.
