Because of this, the demand for water is much greater. He stressed the need for both the U.S. and Mexico to find secondary water sources such as ground water. This will help to eliminate an emergency concerning water quality and quantity in the Rio Grande region. Another topic of discussion was contaminants found in the Rio Grande. He informed us that there is no pure water on Earth.
Every body of water contains natural contaminants.
However, I found it perplexing that this did not concern him much, especially when I brought up that many of the contaminants found in the river were not natural, but toxic man made chemicals. Although the water is used to irrigate crops without being treated, he did not think that even industrial waste would be a problem. He also stated that the IBWC has a ton of information about contaminants in the river, but they just do not release the information willingly to the public. His answers really puzzled me.