Our mission is to provide binational solutions to issues that arise during the application of United States - Mexico treaties regarding boundary demarcation, national ownership of waters, sanitation, water quality, and flood control in the border region.

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The U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), headed by Commissioner Carlos Marin, is a federal government agency and the U.S. component of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), which applies the boundary and water treaties of the United States and Mexico and settles differences that may arise in their application



EEO Data Posted Pursuant to the No FEAR Act updated July 2008 Available in .pdf or html format.	Freedom of Information Act Find F.O.I.A. compliance information and procedures on how to request information from U.S. IBWC.
Mexican Section of the IBWC Visit the web site of our counterpart agency, la Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA)	Rio Grande Water Flows Quick link to real time water flows of the Rio Grande

9/15/2008
Rio Grande Levees at Risk in Presidio, Texas

8/22/2008
Border Sanitation Project Moves Forward

8/19/2008
Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project Operations Update

8/4/2008
U.S. IBWC Releases Environmental Study of Proposed Flood Control Improvements

8/1/2008
Comment on the U.S. IBWC Draft Environmental Assessment on Improvements to the Rio Grande Rectification Project of August 2008.

7/30/2008
U.S. IBWC Decision Supports Efforts to Improve Tijuana River Ecosystem

7/25/2008
Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project Operations Update

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