US EditionU.S., Mexico Reach ‘Understanding’ on Water Treaty, Deferring Tariff Threat
Mexico's delivery of 202,000 acre-feet of water aims to resolve a treaty deficit and support South Texas farmers, avoiding a threatened 5% U.S. tariff, officials said.
- During the week of December 15, 2025, the Government of Mexico committed to release 202,000 acre-feet to the United States, starting deliveries this week to avert new U.S. tariffs.
- Severe drought in northern Mexico limited water available to meet treaty obligations, leaving Mexico owing just over 865,000 acre-feet, nearly 50% of the 1.75 million acre-feet required in the 2020-25 cycle of the 1944 Water Treaty.
- The joint communiqu� says both governments agreed to address the deficit under the 1944 Treaty, and in recent weeks they established a technical roadmap under the CILA/IBWC framework.
- Mexico says it has not violated treaty provisions and will protect domestic water needs, emphasizing recent actions meet obligations without affecting human consumption or food production, while farmers in South Texas reel from shortages.
- The governments aim to finalize the plan by January 31, 2026, Sheinbaum said the transfer may not be completed until next year, and Mexico must make up the shortfall in the 2025-30 treaty cycle.
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The 1944 Water Treaty allows Mexico to comply with the lack of this liquid in its delivery to the United States until October 2030, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE).
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U.S., Mexico reach ‘understanding’ on water treaty, deferring tariff threat
Mexico has agreed to release water owed to the U.S. under a decades-old treaty beginning this week, the Agriculture Department announced days after President Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on the country for not meeting those obligations. The two sides on Dec. 12 “reached an understanding to meet the current water obligations of American farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to repay the water deficit in Texas as part of the 1944 Water Tre…
US & Mexico Reach Agreement to Resolve Water Dispute After Trump Threatens Tariffs
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to resolve a long-standing water dispute. Some shit you should know before you dig in: Back in 1944, the United States and…
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