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Mexico owes the USA water, and lots of it

Mexico still owes the U.S. water and lots of it, according to officials.

As of July 26, Mexico has failed to deliver to the U.S. at least 361,000 acres feet of water, which puts the country more than a year behind in overall volume to remain on pace to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty between both nations.

Water Treaty for the "Utilization of Waters of Signing of 1944 Treatythe Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande" distributed the waters in the international segment of the Rio Grande from Fort Quitman, Texas to the Gulf . . .

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