Monterrey, NL. The Mars R. Gómez dam, located in the sugar, Tamaulipasis 95% of its capacity. However, it is striking that the work extraction reached 34,000 cubic meters over second (m³/s), tripling the figure of last Thursday, April 17, when it was 10,000 m³/s, according to the daily storage report of dams, of the National Water Commission (Conagua).
Between April 17 and 19, extraction increased progressively: Until last Thursday, April 17 was 10,000 cubic meters above second (m³/s), at 22,000 m³/s on Friday, April 18, already 34,000 m³/s on Saturday 19 and Sunday, April 20.
Mars R. Gómez dam It is located 65 kilometers west of the city of Reynosa already 16 kilometers southwest of Camargo, in the hydrological region of the Bravo River, that is, on the border with the United States. This reservoir is used for the irrigation of 73,451 hectares of the irrigation district 026 Río San Juan, indicate data from the National Water Information System and monitoring of the main dams.
On April 18, the leader of the Irrigation District 026, in northern Tamaulipas, Marco Garza Acosta, told an important local medium that at a meeting with the director of the Basin Basin of the Bravo de Conagua, Luis Carlos Alatorre, the official mentioned that to resolve The water debt that Mexico has with the United States You can resort to the use of water from the El Cuchillo reservoir, in Nuevo León.
The leader of the irrigation district 026 rejected the proposal because the Mars R. Gómez dam receives water from El Cuchillo.
In the analysis carried out based on the daily storage dam report of Conagua, it is observed that The El Cuchillo Dam On April 16 he had an extraction of work takes 4,304 cubic meters per second,-promisted that had been extracting. But as of April 17, extraction increased to 5,818 cubic meters per second and this Sunday, April 20 was 5,862 m3/sec. with 92.30% storage.
It is worth mentioning that the dam the knife, in the month of June last year, was filled and had to open the gates to avoid structural damage. It is the largest tributary in the region, its level of ordinary maxims (NAMO) is 1,123.14 million cubic meters and currently has a storage of 1,036.68 million cubic meters.
In turn, the Mars R. Gómez dam, has a 781.70 million cubic meters, already has a storage of 742.52 million cubic meters. Both are in the administrative hydrological region of the Rio Bravo, which borders the state of Texas.
In context, The International Water Treaty Between Mexico and the United States, dating from 1944 establishes the legal basis for the equitable distribution of water between the two countries, especially in the Ríos Bravo and Río Colorado.
The delivery of water between the two countries is carried out every five consecutive years. In case of extraordinary droughts, the missing ones must be covered in the following cycle, unless international dams are filled with water from their property, which cancels the missing ones.
To resolve any conflict there is an International Commission of Limits and Water (CILA).
Water delivery
In recent days it was indicated that water had been extracted from The La Amistad Dam, in Coahuilait should have a maximum water level of 1,769.66 million cubic meters; According to the National Water Information System of Conagua, to April 20 it has 14% filling with a storage of 241.62 million cubic meters.
Besides The drought monitor, Precipitation and water in dams, of the Agricultural Market Consulting Group (GCMA), the Northeast receives more rain for the girl’s phenomenon and cold fronts: the rest is still dry.
Agricultural dams They are on average at 37.7%, while the state of Sinaloa is in a critical situation with 7.9% storage, GCMA mentions.
