President Trumps Mythical Canadian Water Faucet

[Ron in Regina]

The 1944 treaty, which governs water allocation from the Rio Grande and Colorado River, has come under growing strain in recent years due to the pressures of the climate crisis and the burgeoning populations and agriculture in parched areas.

The treaty sets five-year cycles for water deliveries, with the latest set to end in October 2025.

Mexico will facilitate an “immediate” delivery of water to farmers in Texas to help shore up resources amid President Trump’s tariff threats, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday.

“For Texas farmers who are requesting water, there will be an immediate delivery of a certain number of millions of cubic meters that can be provided according to the water availability in the Rio Grande,” Sheinbaum told reporters on Friday.

The U.S. and Mexico have been tangled in dispute regarding a 1944 treaty that stipulates that Mexico City send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande River every five years. In return, the U.S. sends 1.5 million acre-feet of water every year to Mexico from the Colorado River.

So this Mexico/America treaty has not expired, but the Columbia River Treaty has expired…& Canada is still honouring the Treaty with the US but not so much honouring by the US on its southern border?

Mexico missed the latest deadline, sparking tension between the North American neighbors. Trump on Thursday threatened to slap additional tariffs and potential sanctions on Mexico if the delivery of the water was not completed, stating the delay is “hurting South Texas Farmers very badly.”

“I will make sure Mexico doesn’t violate our Treaties, and doesn’t hurt our Texas Farmers,” the president said. “Just last month, I halted water shipments to Tijuana until Mexico complies with the 1944 Water Treaty.”

The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana.

“Mexico’s continued shortfalls in its water deliveries under the 1944 water-sharing treaty are decimating American agriculture – particularly farmers in the Rio Grande valley,” the state department’s bureau handling Latin America said in a post on X.

Shortly after, Sheinbaum admitted on social media that Mexico was unable to fulfill the commitment, pointing to the issues caused by a drought in the country. She also noted that the government sent over a proposal with the goal of finding a solution that benefits both sides.

In late March, the administration refused Mexico’s request to send over the water from the Colorado River to Tijuana — marking the first rejection since the treaty was struck over 80 years ago.

The State Department pointed to Mexico’s failure to hold up their end of the bargain as the reason.

Mexico to send water to Texas amid Trump tariff threats — The Hill

Mexico will facilitate an “immediate” delivery of water to farmers in Texas to help shore up resources amid President Trump’s tariff threats, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday.

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