Texas and Mexico are facing water management issues, with spikes in salinity in the Rio Grande Valley affecting crops. Lawmakers and leaders are calling for action due to Mexico's failure to deliver water as guaranteed under the 1944 treaty, leading to the closure of a sugar mill in Texas.
The humid land mind has the utmost difficulty grasping irrigation. "It's a desert" they say if they don't see leafy trees. Perhaps true in a climatic sense but also irrelevant. Water supply is all that matters and it can come from distant mountains. The ditch is old tech. https://t.co/ztcSPVBF5t https://t.co/oKtYUWK2nk
.@BorderReportcom - Texas’ lone sugar mill closes, underscoring Mexico’s water debt to US https://t.co/pk1OeNh2vP
Mexico's failure to deliver water guaranteed under the 1944 treaty with the U.S. puts people out of work. Yesterday, I called for the President and Secretary of State to Act so this year won't be the last for a sugar cane crop in South Texas. https://t.co/NCeLzr3DMe
What was once thriving sugar cane fields in Rio Grande Valley is now just dirt due to the lack of water from Mexico on which growers here rely. https://t.co/7dBJxiNjDN
Valley leaders blast feds on failed Mexican water deliveries | #RGV https://t.co/YiEwKBMs9H
Rio Grande Valley lawmakers call for the State Department to enforce water treaty with Mexico via @TPRNews https://t.co/cTyvtxWn6X
The river’s spikes in salinity are killing crops in the Rio Grande Valley. Finding a solution will require negotiations between Texas and Mexico policymakers. https://t.co/V5D73Zc8CZ
From @UCDavisWater: Some curious things about water management by @JayLund113. https://t.co/O62sgkdPro #scicomm cc: @CA_DWR @CaWaterBoards @LISABEUTLER @FeliciaMarcus @SJVWater @agleader @mwdh2o @8thGenCA