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Proposed International Legal And Institutional Framework For Conjunctive Management Of Surface And Groundwater Along The Us–Mexico Border Region

In: Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity A Multidisciplinary Approach

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  • MARÍA E. MILANÉS MURCIA

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The 1906 Convention and the 1944 Treaty establish the distribution of surface water of the Rio Grande (RG), Colorado, and Tijuana Rivers between the United States and Mexico. Neither of these treaties addresses groundwater management. Only Minute 242 to the 1944 Treaty, regulates salinity for groundwater. Specifically, Minute 242.5 establishes that there is a lack of “conclusion by the Governments of the United States and Mexico for a comprehensive agreement on groundwater in the border areas.” The lack of regulation has contributed to overdraft and degradation of the water quality in several aquifers along the US–Mexico border. Recommendations for an institutional and legal framework under an umbrella agreement, addressing water bank as allocation tool, attempt to fill the legal vacuum of international and interstate groundwater management in the US–Mexico border region. In addition, these recommendations can be adapted to other transboundary basins around the world.

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  • María E. Milanés Murcia, 2017. "Proposed International Legal And Institutional Framework For Conjunctive Management Of Surface And Groundwater Along The Us–Mexico Border Region," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Ariel Dinar & Yacov Tsur (ed.), Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity A Multidisciplinary Approach, chapter 5, pages 117-157, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814740050_0005
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    Keywords

    International Water; Climate Change; Population Growth; Economic Development; Pollution; International Relations; Water Law; ; Economic Optimization; Water Scarcity; Conflict; Cooperation;
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    JEL classification:

    • N50 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • Q26 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources
    • Q34 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts

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