Tamaulipas Governor Highlights Integrated Water Management and Irrigation Boost

Governor Américo Villarreal Anaya outlined an integrated approach to water use in Tamaulipas, covering human consumption, agricultural production and industrial needs. He said the plan aligns with the Federal Water Law promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum and is supported by a federal investment of more than 4.2 billion pesos to modernise irrigation districts 025 and 026 – the largest technified irrigation area in Mexico, spanning roughly 300,000 ha.

The governor reported that reservoir levels are sufficient for urban supply, citing the La Amistad and Falcon dams on the border, the Marte R. Gómez dam, and the Vicente Guerrero reservoir, which is now above 60 % capacity (over 2 billion m³) after being at 7 % when his administration began. Six additional southern dams are reported at 90‑100 % capacity. He stressed that these improvements will restore Tamaulipas’s irrigation capability, allowing the state to become a major food‑producing region for national consumption. The state also fulfilled obligations under the 1944 US‑Mexico International Waters Treaty and is collaborating with Nuevo León on a treated‑water pipeline delivering eight cubic metres per second to the Marte R. Gómez reservoir.