{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-statement-on-new-ibwc-mexico-agreement-on-water-dispute/", "Cornyn Statement on New IBWC-Mexico Agreement on Water Dispute", "2024-11-09", "2024", "2024-11", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "John Cornyn", "C001056", "www.cornyn.senate.gov", "cornyn", "https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) within the U.S. Department of State signed an agreement with Mexico on the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande that provides Mexico with new tools to facilitate water deliveries to the United States:\n\n\u201cI appreciate Commissioner Giner\u2019s willingness to foster open dialogue between Mexico and the State Department to negotiate new tools that will further pressure Mexico to meet their obligations under this treaty, but there is still much more work to be done,\u201d said Sen. Cornyn. \u201cOur border communities in the Rio Grande Valley are being crushed by Mexico\u2019s repeatedly delayed water deliveries, and I urge the State Department to prioritize ensuring South Texas farmers and ranchers have the water they are rightfully owed on a more predictable basis.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nUnder the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, Mexico is obligated to deliver an average of 350,000 acre-feet of water annually over a five-year cycle as its contribution to the Rio Grande\u2019s water supply. However, Mexico has consistently delayed fulfilling its water obligation until the end of the five-year cycle, which hinders South Texas farmers and ranchers from being able to plan for and grow crops. As of November 2024, Mexico is behind approximately 980,000 acre-feet on water deliveries.\n\nThe new agreement will allow for transfer of ownership at the Amistad and Falcon Reservoirs, permit Mexico to receive potential credit for deliveries made earlier in the cycle, and give them the opportunity to consider deliveries from the San Juan and Alamo Rivers to address the shortfall if agreed to by the U.S.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:12Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-statement-on-new-ibwc-mexico-agreement-on-water-dispute/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7864271067082882, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}