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Wait, Mexico’s share is (as seems from both your comment and the link) specified in absolute terms rather than as a percentage like the US states? Leaving no al
by SilasX 4y ago
Wait, Mexico’s share is (as seems from both your comment and the link) specified in absolute terms rather than as a percentage like the US states? Leaving no allowance for that amount not existing?
More specific link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact#Provisions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact#Provisi...
- arbitrary_name 4y agoI believe that the water to be supplied to Mexico via the river was of such poor quality that we ended up either trucking or directly purifying a set volume of water downstream to meet our treaty obligations.
- xyzwave 4y agoMinute 319 [1] determines how water allocations will change during conditions of drought or surplus. This is also covered a little at the end of the Wikipedia article. In a max drought scenario (Lake Mead surface elevation <1,025 feet) it looks like delivery requirements would be reduced by 125,000 acre-feet, with different delivery thresholds above that range. 1. https://www.ibwc.gov/Files/Minutes/Min319_Env_Fact_Sheet.pdf https://www.ibwc.gov/Files/Minutes/Min319_Env_Fact_Sheet.pdf