The United States and Mexico have agreed on a water pact that could give relief to farmers in the drought-stricken Rio Grande Valley and end Mexico's debt of around 1.5 million acre-feet of water that has accumulated since 1992.
The first release under the pact involves 90,000 acre-feet of water from the Falcon Reservoir along the border west of San Antonio. The agreement also calls for future releases intended to ease the water debt and financial investment from both countries to conserve water and improve the system's efficiency. No specific release date was given as of press time.