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WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE January 6, 2025
As of December 2024, approximately 27% (661275 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 16% (385285 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A slight territorial decrease since our previous report on December 6, 2024.

US, Mexico agree to split cost of plugging sinkholes, other repairs at Amistad Dam
he United States and Mexico have agreed to share costs to repair dozens of sinkholes and leaks in Amistad International Dam, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas. ‘Common sense’ law requires congressional scrutiny, oversight of border security contracts Under a change to the 1944 international water treaty, the United States has pledged to pay 56.2% of the costs and Mexico will pay 43.8% of the costs associated with the repairs, the International Boundary and Water Commission announced Monday.
50 years of the SDWA (Safe Drinking Water Act), is drinking water safe in the USA?
 Part 2: Convenience is the chemical cocktail that keeps on giving

How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
 Part Three: Insurance, flood barrier standards, certification and ratings

COLORADO RIVER
Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes
 Decades of drought and development mean there’s even less water in the Colorado River to go around to numerous thirsty stakeholders.
Maven's Notebook - With Permission


COLORADO RIVER
Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes
 Decades of drought and development mean there’s even less water in the Colorado River to go around to numerous thirsty stakeholders.
Maven's Notebook - With Permission


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RECENT ARTICLES AND REPORTS

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE January 6, 2025
As of December 2024, approximately 27% (661275 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 16% (385285 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. A slight territorial decrease since our previous report on December 6, 2024.

50 years of the SDWA (Safe Drinking Water Act), is drinking water safe in the USA?
 Part 2: Convenience is the chemical cocktail that keeps on giving

CWA CRIMEBOX
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction:  Fiscal Year 2011; Case ID# CR_2210 (California)
Antioch concrete beam manufacturer fined $3.5 million for high pH discharges

US, Mexico agree to split cost of plugging sinkholes, other repairs at Amistad Dam
he United States and Mexico have agreed to share costs to repair dozens of sinkholes and leaks in Amistad International Dam, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas. ‘Common sense’ law requires congressional scrutiny, oversight of border security contracts Under a change to the 1944 international water treaty, the United States has pledged to pay 56.2% of the costs and Mexico will pay 43.8% of the costs associated with the repairs, the International Boundary and Water Commission announced Monday.

How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
 Part Three: Insurance, flood barrier standards, certification and ratings

...More Recent Articles & Reports

WATER NEWS

WATER NEWS – 12/17
Water water news roundup
The Cousteau Foundation warns about significant environmental damage caused by the Maya Train Project - Construction of the New Desalination Plant Begins! - How Much Water Do Los Cabos Golf Courses Actually Use? - A desert state takes center stage in Mexico’s clean energy plans - The Mexican scientists ‘moving mountains’ to help migrating monarch butterflies

WATER NEWS – 12/17
Water water news roundup

U.S. Fines Mexican Shipping Company $1.75 Million for Pollution Cover-Up - Mérida has water leaks up to four years old

WATER NEWS – 11/28
Water water news roundup
Mexican pig mega-farms pollution; Water shortfall, tight labor conditions challenge growers; Extreme weather contributing to migration between US, Mexico; Mexico agrees to water deliveries to Texas under 1944 treaty; Despite treaties, relief for South Texas farmers far from certain

...More Water News

MINING

UNLIMITED, DECARBONIZED, SUSTAINABLE MAGNESIUM FROM SEAWATER
Top Innovator Tidal Metals ‘mines’ critical strategic metal in first-of-a-kind clean and green process

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS (TSE:WPM) AND FORESIGHT CANADA ARE LAUNCHING THE FUTURE OF MINING CHALLENGE, OFFERING A US$1 MILLION PRIZE FOR GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY.
This global competition seeks innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance efficiency in the mining sector.

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM MEXICO ABOUT BORDER ODORS
Members of San Diego_s congressional delegation Wednesday demanded answers as to why despite the dry weather, environmental officials are reporting an increase in sewage flow and strong odors from Mexico in the Tijuana River.

CLEANUP HOPES FOR NEIGHBORS OF MEXICO'S 'TOILET BOWL' WASTEWATER DAM
The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlán, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.

PROPOSAL TO BAN OPEN-PIT MINING ADVANCES IN MEXICAN CONGRESS
A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved two constitutional reforms that would prohibit open-pit mining and fracking, as well as restrict the use of genetically modified corn. The changes would also prevent the exploitation of water in areas with water scarcity, with the exception of extraction in populated areas for domestic use.

...More Mining

DROUGHT

MEXICO'S DROUGHT IS SO SEVERE YOU CAN SEE THE EFFECTS FROM SPACE Mexico is experiencing one of its most severe and widespread droughts in over a decade. Water levels are so low in some regions that you can see the effects from space.

MASS FISH DEATH IN MEXICO'S CHIHUAHUA STATE BLAMED ON SEVERE DROUGHT

1,000-YEAR-OLD PYRAMID COLLAPSES UNDER HEAVY RAIN
High temperatures and a drought created conditions that led to the collapse

MEXICO'S WATER HAS LONG GROWN TEXAS SUGAR AND ORANGES. BUT THE TAP IS RUNNING DRY.
Mexico is struggling to provide water for Texas farmland due to a severe drought – a failure on Mexico’s part to fulfill its end of a 1944 treaty.

IN THE NEWS
DROUGHT
Three ways local projects are overcoming water issues.
In recent weeks, Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico have been experiencing a period of extreme water scarcity, with at least 280 of the city's 1,800-plus neighborhoods affected. Daily TV news clips have shown long lines of people queueing to buy water from tankers, dirty dishes piling up, and people desperate for a shower, having been unable to take one for days. In some areas, the shortages have led to protests, with citizens blockading main thoroughfares and taking to the streets with banners.

...More Drought

WASTEWATER

IMPERIAL BEACH COAST IS FINALLY OPEN, BUT MORE SEWAGE IS ON THE WAY - by MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente Calderón
Tijuana is about to make a scheduled repair to its biggest sewer main – leaving millions of gallons of city sewage with nowhere to go but the Tijuana River.

Reposted with permission

TOXIC SEWAGE FLOW SLOWS INTO TIJUANA RIVER AFTER MEXICO BRINGS NEW PUMP ONLINE
Scientists say the next few days and nights will be crucial to know how much of an impact the decreased flow will have on the atmosphere and air quality.

THE RESIDENTS OF CHALCO, AFTER 20 DAYS UNDER SEWAGE: “THE SMELL MAKES YOU WANT TO VOMIT”

Some 2,000 homes are flooded by the collapse of the drains, due to the dirt and heavy rains. A long operation by the State of Mexico and the Army is unsuccessfully trying to lower the water level.

64 MORE RESIDENTS RESCUED BY BOAT IN SEWAGE-FLOODED CHALCO
For nearly three weeks, thousands of residents in Chalco — a city of 174,700 in the state of México — have been living in dire conditions due to severe sewage flooding triggered by atypical torrential rains.

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON SOME TIJUANA SEWAGE PROJECTS; HERE'S AN UPDATED TIMELINE FOR REPAIRS
As sewage continues to flow from Tijuana into the Pacific Ocean, officials last week gave an update on the extensive repairs underway to fix the problem – and on how much money is needed to finish projects.

...More Wastewater

FLOODING

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