Mexican Water Treaty of 1944

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bilateral treaty international treaty water allocation agreement

The Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 is an international agreement between the United States and Mexico that allocates and regulates the sharing of waters from the Colorado River and other border rivers.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 canonical	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ water allocation agreement ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent and resolve water disputes between the United States and Mexico ⓘ promote equitable sharing of transboundary waters ⓘ
allocatesToMexico	1.5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water per year ⓘ
appliesToRegion	United States–Mexico border NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToRiver	Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ Tijuana River NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingOn	federal governments of the United States and Mexico ⓘ
countryInvolved	United Mexican States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned	1944 ⓘ
establishesBody	International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
field	international relations ⓘ water resources management ⓘ
governs	operation of international storage dams on the Colorado River ⓘ operation of international storage dams on the Rio Grande ⓘ
hasAnnex	Minute 242 NERFINISHED ⓘ Minute 319 NERFINISHED ⓘ Minute 323 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffectOn	agricultural irrigation in northern Mexico ⓘ agricultural irrigation in the southwestern United States ⓘ urban water supply in border regions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
negotiatedBy	diplomatic representatives of Mexico ⓘ diplomatic representatives of the United States ⓘ
providesFor	construction of storage dams and reservoirs ⓘ flood control measures ⓘ hydroelectric power development coordination ⓘ sanitation projects along the border ⓘ
regulates	distribution of Colorado River water between the United States and Mexico ⓘ distribution of Rio Grande water between the United States and Mexico ⓘ distribution of Tijuana River water between the United States and Mexico ⓘ
relatedTo	United States–Mexico border treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ international environmental law ⓘ
signatory	United Mexican States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	interpretation by the International Boundary and Water Commission ⓘ
topic	international river law ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ transboundary water management ⓘ water allocation ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Colorado River Compact → relatedAgreement → Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 ⓘ

Law of the River → includesInstrument → Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 ⓘ

Colorado River Basin → governedBy → Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 ⓘ