Water levels at the Amistad and Falcon international reservoirs are currently at 19% and 12% of capacity, respectively. Some of the decrease is from lower inflows from the U.S. side of the river.
The Amistad Reservoir near Del Rio on June 6. Water deliveries from Mexico are stored at the reservoir, where water levels have dropped in recent months.We’re testing using AI-powered tools to provide an audio version of this story. While this audio recording is machine-generated, the story was written by human journalists.McALLEN –– Drought conditions in South Texas have brought increased pressure on Mexico to make good on its commitment to deliver water to the U.S. under a 1944 treaty.
IBWC Commissioner Maria Elena Giner said the decline highlighted the need for the region to diversify its water supply, noting that 90% of the region's water supply comes from the Rio Grande. Lopez also pointed out that during the last legislative session, lawmakers created the Texas Water Fund, a $1 billion resource to help cities upgrade their water systems and pay for conservation projects. The Texas Water Development BoardWhile the analysis focused on how much water was lost from the U.S.'s own tributaries, Giner, the IBWC commissioner, said getting Mexico to comply with the 1944 treaty was still “front and center" for the agency.
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