International Boundary and Water Commission

E446947

binational organization intergovernmental organization treaty-based organization

The International Boundary and Water Commission is a bi-national U.S.–Mexico agency responsible for applying boundary and water treaties and managing shared rivers and related infrastructure along the international border.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
International Boundary and Water Commission canonical	1
United States Section of the International Boundary Commission	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	binational organization ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ treaty-based organization ⓘ
appliesTreaty	1884 Convention between the United States and Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ 1889 International Boundary Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ 1906 Convention for the Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ 1944 Water Treaty between the United States and Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
formationYear	1889 ⓘ
foundedBy	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Mexican Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	El Paso, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States–Mexico border NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	treaties between the United States and Mexico ⓘ
manages	Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Bravo del Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ Tijuana River NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName	Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas entre México y Estados Unidos NERFINISHED ⓘ International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	International Boundary Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
reorganizedYear	1944 ⓘ
responsibleFor	application of boundary treaties between the United States and Mexico ⓘ application of water treaties between the United States and Mexico ⓘ boundary mapping between the United States and Mexico ⓘ demarcation of the United States–Mexico boundary ⓘ operation and maintenance of international dams on the U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ operation and maintenance of international flood control works on the U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ operation and maintenance of international reservoirs on the U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ settlement of boundary and water disputes between the United States and Mexico within its mandate ⓘ
sector	flood control ⓘ hydroelectric infrastructure ⓘ international boundaries ⓘ water management ⓘ
shortName	CILA NERFINISHED ⓘ IBWC NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tijuana River → managedBy → International Boundary and Water Commission ⓘ

International Boundary Commission → hasComponent → International Boundary and Water Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Section of the International Boundary Commission