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32 Environs: Envtl. L. & Pol'y J. 69 (2008-2009)
Analysis of the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: Its Past, Present, and Future, AN

handle is hein.journals/environs32 and id is 71 raw text is: An Analysis of the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: Its Past, Present, and Future Allie Alexis Umoff* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 71 I. B ACKGROUND ..................................................................................... 72 II. T HE T REATY ....................................................................................... 73 A . H istory of the Treaty ................................................................. 73 B. Water Delivery Obligations Under the Treaty .......................... 73 1. Allocation of the Rio Grande and Its Tributaries ...... 74 2. Allocation of the Colorado River ................. 75 3. Temporary Exemptions ................................................. 75 4. Hierarchy of Uses Under the Treaty ................................... 76 III. IMPLEMENTATION OF AND COMPLIANCE wrrH THE TREATY .............. 76 A . T he IB W C .................................................................................. 76 B . The M inute Process ................................................................... 77 C. Successes and Failures .............................................................. 77 1. The Colorado River Salinity Crisis ..................................... 78 a. Factual Background ..................................................... 78 b. The Outcome: Minute 242 ............................................ 80 c. Conclusion .................................................................. 80 2. The Mexican Water Debt Crisis .......................................... 81 a. The Mexican Water Debt ............................................ 81 b. Compliance Lessons Taught by the Mexican Water D ebt Scenario .............................................................. 82 IV . EFFECTIVENESS ................................................................................... 83 A. Criticisms of the Treaty .............................. 83 1. Mexico's Right to Hold Water in Its Reservoirs ................. 83 2. Low Priority for Ecological Uses of Water .......................... 84 3. Slowness of the Treaty ....................................................... 85 B . Praise for the Treaty .................................................................. 87 J.D. Candidate, University of California Hastings College of Law, 2008.

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