The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) held a groundbreaking ceremony October 21 to mark the start of construction on Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project levee improvements.
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C.W. "Bill" Ruth, U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Victor DeLeon, Outreach Coordinator, Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Michael Barkin, Consul General, U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas [left to right] at groundbreaking ceremony for Lower Rio Grande levee construction funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
![C.W. "Bill" Ruth, U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Victor DeLeon, Outreach Coordinator, Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Michael Barkin, Consul General, U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas [left to right] at groundbreaking ceremony for Lower Rio Grande levee construction funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.](/img/09/34591/RuthDeLeonBarkin_600_1.jpg "C.W. \"Bill\" Ruth, U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Victor DeLeon, Outreach Coordinator, Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Michael Barkin, Consul General, U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas [left to right] at groundbreaking ceremony for Lower Rio Grande levee construction funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.")
![Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas [left] and U.S. Commissioner C.W. "Bill" Ruth of the International Boundary and Water Commission unveil the sign marking the start of construction of the Lower Rio Grande Valley levee project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.](/img/09/34592/SignCovered_600_1.jpg "Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas [left] and U.S. Commissioner C.W. \"Bill\" Ruth of the International Boundary and Water Commission unveil the sign marking the start of construction of the Lower Rio Grande Valley levee project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.")
![Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas [left] and U.S. Commissioner C.W. "Bill" Ruth of the International Boundary and Water Commission unveil the sign marking the start of construction of the Lower Rio Grande Valley levee project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.](/img/09/34593/SignCoverRemoval_600_1.jpg "Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas [left] and U.S. Commissioner C.W. \"Bill\" Ruth of the International Boundary and Water Commission unveil the sign marking the start of construction of the Lower Rio Grande Valley levee project funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.")
