New US-Mexico water agreement means reduced allotments but a heathier Colorado River
Mexico, still in water debt to the United States, will have its Colorado River share reduced, but so will three U.S. Lower Basin states: Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. The post New US-Mexico water agreement means reduced allotments but a heathier Colorado River appeared first on Mexico News Daily
The U.S. and Mexico have reached a new water-sharing agreement for the Colorado River, formalized as Minute 334, which will take effect for the next two years. As part of the agreement, Mexico will receive 16.7% less water than it previously allocated, which is equivalent to water-use reductions imposed on U.S. Lower Basin states (Arizona, California, and Nevada).
The agreement also aims to manage the salinity of Colorado River water as it reaches Mexico. Both countries agreed to cooperate on managing the Colorado River Delta in Mexico, which has been transformed from a lush wetland to a mostly dry salt flat due to upstream dam construction and water diversions.
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