It United States State Department said the United States has denied a non -treatment request Mexico For a special delivery channel for the Colorado River water to be delivered to Tijuana.
« The continued shortcomings of Mexico in its water deliveries under the 1944 water sharing treaty are decimenting American farmers, especially farmers in the Rio Grande valley, » he said In a post on X on Thursday.
« As a result, for the first time, the United States will deny the non -treated application of Mexico for a special delivery channel for the water from the Colorado river to Tijuana, » added the department.
Under a 1944 treaty, governing water assignment of Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers, Mexico is obliged to transfer water to the United States every five years of the two prey shared by the countries Texas border.
The treaty establishes cycles of five years for these water deliveries, with the last expected to end in October 2025, but Mexico has been left behind due to drought conditions.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum He said that the problem is important and that it is being treated.
« It is run by (National Water Agency) Conagua and Cila (International Boundary and Water Commission), who reviews this treaty, » said Sheinbaum on Thursday.
« There has been less water. This is part of the problem, » he told journalists.
Wednesday, Texas Sen. Ted cross He said he welcomed farmers and ranchers from all over the Rio Grand valley, adding that his « situation is terrible ».
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« Mexico refuses to fulfill his obligations under the 1944 water treaty to provide Rio Grande water in the United States, even as we go beyond our own obligations to give Mexico water. The effects on Texas have been catastrophic, » Cruz. write In X.
« The last congress, I presented and advanced the first legislation to impose sanctions on Mexico and retain help for breach, » Cruz continued. « I will do this again soon, but I am also working with the Trump administration to impose consequences on Mexico right now. »
« All options are on the table, not only the retention of help, but also the water we have been giving to Mexico, which can be done without breaching our own obligations under the treaty, » he concluded.
Earlier this month, the Water Committee, Agriculture and Rural Affairs voted in favor of the United States Department, ensuring that Mexico fulfill its obligations to deliver water to the United States
The Committee witnessed the Rio Grande Valley officials on how the failure of water delivery of Mexico has affected local farmers and stopped growth.
« It really is causing many serious problems not only for the valley, but along the river from El Paso to Brownsville, » Texas Senator Juan « Chuy » he said in sight.
« The reality is that even commercially, the growth of the valley is amazing because we cannot emit more permits of the builder because there is no water, » said Hinojosa. « Hopefully, this Trump administration is much more aggressive to try to address the problem. »
State senator Charles Perry had previously said that it would « be fine » if the Trump administration could include the water treaty in its fare negotiations.
« It would be nice to include the release of water under the 1944 treaty in those fare negotiations in order to be able to relieve us in the valley, » said Perry.
This is not the only water problem that Mexico and the United States have faced in recent months.
Since Trump took office for the second time in January, Mexico and the United States have disagreed with the name of a large water body.
Sheinbaum said that Mexico would take legal actions Against Google if the map is displayed to US -based users continued to label the Gulf of Mexico Like the Gulf throughout the body of water.
During a press conference in February, Sheinbaum argued that Trump’s order to change the name of the water body only applies to a part of the continental platform under US control.
« What Google does here is to change the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba, which has nothing to do with the Trump Decree, which was only applied to the United States continental shelf, » said Sheinbaum. « We disagree with that and the Foreign Minister has sent a new letter on the problem. »
As it is, golf appears on Google Maps as « Gulf of America » in the United States, as « Gulf of Mexico » in Mexico and « Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) » in Canada and elsewhere.
Sheinbaum has repeatedly decreed the movementArguing the name of the « Gulf of Mexico » has been recognized internationally. On February 13 he said Google had not been resolved Mexico’s previous complaints.
« If necessary, we will file a civil lawsuit, » he said. « Even President Trump does not propose that the entire Gulf of Mexico be called » Gulf of America « but only its continental shelf. So Google is wrong. »
The first time Trump mentioned the idea of renaming Mexico Gulf, Sheinbaum responded sarcastically, Suggesting instead of renaming North America as a « Mexican America » or « Mexican America », because a founding document dating to 1814, which preceded the Constitution of Mexico.
« It sounds good, right? » Added with a sarcastic tone.
– With Reuters files
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