Overview
- Conagua boosted outflows at Presa Marte R. Gómez from 4,000 to 37,800 liters per second, a jump of more than 800% according to federal data.
- The reservoir also released about 100 million cubic meters in recent weeks with peaks near 60,000 liters per second, and officials have not clarified the destination of that water or whether it counts toward deliveries to Texas under the 1944 treaty.
- Stored volume fell from 639 to 551 million cubic meters, which farm leaders say threatens irrigation supplies in Tamaulipas.
- Producers warn the stepped-up draws could prompt a new transfer from Presa El Cuchillo, a key source for Monterrey’s drinking water.
- Tamaulipas farm groups urge the federal government to include water specialists in any review tied to the T-MEC trade pact, citing U.S. pressure over a claimed water debt.