Rio Grande Institutional Database

International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) / Comision Internacional de Limites y Agua (CILA)

Mission Statement: The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC), has its roots in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which established a temporary joint boundary commission to survey, mark and map the new boundary between the two countries. IBWC's mission is to apply the rights and obligations which the Governments of the United States and Mexico assume under the numerous boundary and water treaties and related agreements, and to do so in a way that benefits the social and economic welfare of the peoples on the two sides of the boundary and improves relations between the two countries.

Contact Information

US Office
International Boundary & Water Commission
4171 North Mesa, Suite C-100
El Paso TX 79902-1441
800-262-8857
USA

Mexico Office
Comision Internacional de Limites de Aguas Entre Mexico y Los E.U. Seccion Mexicana
Secreteria de Relaciones Exteriores
Av. Universidad #2180
Zona Chamizal
Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua C.P. 32310
656-639-79-50
656-613-73-63
656-613-73-11
Fax: 656-693-99-43
MX

Links:
http://dbedit.rivers.txstate.edu/rg/database_profile.php?iid=250  (RG Institutional Database: IBWC in Spanish)
http://www.ibwc.state.gov/CRP/Index.htm  (Web Site: Texas Clean Rivers Program)
http://www.ibwc.state.gov/  (Home Page)
http://www.ibwc.state.gov/Water_Data/Reports/RG_Flow_data.html  (Web Site: Rio Grande Water Flows Real Time)

Geographic Areas:
U.S./Mexico Border

Audiences:
Private Sector
Researchers
Public Sector

Languages:
English
Spanish