Texas group seeks $500 million from Mexico over water shared in Rio Grande Valley
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30/12/2003
A group of Rio Grande Valley irrigators and farmers is seeking $500 million from Mexico for crop loss and other damages the group says were caused by that country's failure to comply with a water-sharing treaty.Seventeen irrigation districts, a water supply company, and 29 individual farmers notified Mexican officials recently of the claim under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed among the United States, Canada, and Mexico and took effect in 1994.