$400M water investment fund announced for US-Mexico border
The North American Development Bank (NADBank) on Friday announced a $400 million Water Resiliency Fund designed to boost water conservation and alternative sources of water for the U.S./Mexico border region. … [T]he Water Resiliency Fund (WRF) will provide up to $400 million in financing for priority infrastructure projects aimed at conserving and diversifying water supply sources in the U.S.-Mexico border region. This includes desalination plans, technology for municipalities and water districts to re-use storm water runoff, and projects with irrigation districts to reduce water loss.
Other U.S.-Mexico water news:
- City News Service (Los Angeles): Watch out! Silver Strand, Coronado shoreline closed due to Tijuana River pollution
- NBC7 (San Diego): Sewage flows prompt officials to extend Coronado beach closures to city’s entire shoreline
- BorderReport: Study: Hydrogen sulfide, other toxic gases found in air from Tijuana River sewage crisis