Atlas
Entity · IV-019

New River Cross-Border Flow

CHOKEPOINT — cross-border water quality and flow constraints affect both agricultural and industrial water planning on the US side.

Water ResourceExisting
Summary
Type
Water Resource
Region
Imperial County, CA / Baja California, MX
Open decisions
0
IDDateCategorySourceConfidenceStatusNotes
IVE-0102026-02-25Water RightsCross-border water quality dataMediumUnder ReviewNew River cross-border flow and quality conditions affect both agricultural and industrial water planning on the US side, independent of Colorado River allocation.
Relationships
FromRelationTo
New River Cross-Border FlowAffectsImperial Valley Irrigated Farmland
New River Cross-Border FlowAffectsColorado River Allocation (Imperial Irrigation District)
Mexicali Water Treatment PlantFeedsNew River Cross-Border Flow
Cascading water-to-industrial reallocation effect

Any reduction in agricultural water use to free capacity for industrial siting cascades through the Agricultural Water District's allocation process and is affected by cross-border New River flow conditions — a change in one is not isolated from the other two.

HighOpen

This entity is not a dependency of any scenario yet.

No open decisions reference this entity.

Timeline
2026-02-25Risk Opened

Risk Opened: Cascading Water-to-Industrial Reallocation Effect

Cascading effect between agricultural reallocation, the water district's process, and cross-border flow conditions formally logged as a single risk.

by Risk Analyst

2026-02-25Relationship Added

Cross-Border Water Flow Linked

New River cross-border flow linked to both agricultural and Colorado River allocation entities, formalizing the cascading water effect.

by Regional Strategy Lead