SEATTLE - Two water reservoirs in South Texas continue to be at low capacity as drought conditions near the U.S.-Mexico border keep on impacting the region's supply. This has brought pressure on Mexico to make good on commitment to deliver water to the U.S. under a 1944 treaty, although a recent analysis by the International Boundary and Water Commission says that water from U.S. sources has significantly diminished over the years.
Under the treaty, Mexico has an obligation to deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet (AF) of water over a five-year cycle to the U.S. at an average of 350,000 AF annually a five-year cycle. But Mexico is behind on its part of the deal by about 900,000 acre-feet in the current five-year cycle, which ends in October 2025.
