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US, Mexico Reach Deal to ‘Permanently and Urgently End’ Border Sewage Crisis
THE BORDER REGION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, JUL 25 – The agreement includes expanding San Ysidro's wastewater treatment capacity from 25 to 50 million gallons per day by 2027 to reduce Tijuana River pollution, officials said.
- On Thursday, Mexico and the United States reached an agreement to permanently fix sewage flows, outlining funding increases and reduced construction timelines.
- Without addressing river contamination, communities face prolonged closures, as the main source of pollution is the Tijuana River, and relief could take years.
- The memorandum prioritizes rehabilitating the Parallel Gravity Line at $8.2 million, and it mandates expanding the South Bay plant from 25 to 35 million gallons by August 2025 and to 50 million by December 31, 2027.
- In Washington, Lee Zeldin touted a `100% permanent solution` and received applause from U.S. Rep. Scott Peters.
- Mexico will allocate US $93 million in 2026 and 2027 to facilitate project completion, and many additional rehabilitation projects are specified for those years.
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The governments of Mexico and the United States have signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding to curb pollution in the Tijuana River. This agreement promotes the treatment of untreated waste water that is poured into the natural channel on both sides of the border, as announced this morning by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena.
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US, Mexico Reach Agreement on Long-Standing Sewage Crisis in Tijuana River
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement aimed at solving the long-standing sewage crisis in the Tijuana River, which has seen untreated, raw sewage flowing into Southern California from Mexico, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 24. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Mexican Environment and National Resources Secretary Alicia Barcena Ibarra signed a memorandum of understanding in Mexico City to address the c…
Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to remedy the health and environmental crisis in the Tijuana-San Diego river basin, which has been affected for several years by sewage spills and the collapse of the sewerage system.
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