The Rio Grande is one of the top ten at risk major rivers in the world whose waters transverse two different countries: Mexico and the United States. As any such large body of water between two large civilizations, the Rio Grande serves both as a water supply, a method to dispose of waste, and a source of dispute between the two nations in regards to regulation. The area of the river around Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, a highly populated region, unfortunately it is plagued by large populations of bacteria due to years of inadequate waste treatment. In 1989, the river’s situation was recognized by the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), a federal government agency established to pass joint policy Between Mexico…