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Trump’s denial of Mexico’s Colorado River request sparks concerns over future water negotiations

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The U.S. State Department denied a delivery of water to Mexico for the city of Tijuana .

Experts fear the move could jeopardize future cross-border negotiations in an increasingly thirsty region.

Mexico is entitled to 1.5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water each year, in line with historic flow of from Colorado to the Gulf of California .

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week accused Mexico of breaching the treaty, while Mexico has reiterated the complications associated with persistent drought.

Mumme said he views the signing of Minute 331 as “very positive,” while acknowledging that “it’s not going to meet the demands or expectations of South Texas irrigators” Mumme : “Its erratic pattern of compliance over the past decade has cost Texas farmers.”.

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