California will provide $46 million to address water quality problems at the California-Mexico border, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. According to a press release by the Governors office, the State Water Resources Control Board opened grant applications targeting contamination in cross-border rivers and coastal waters. The funding comes from Proposition 4, a voter-approved bond covering safe drinking water, wildfire prevention and drought preparedness that passed in 2024. … According to the governor’s office, funding will support projects that reduce bacteria and trash pollution, address public health impacts from transboundary contamination, and support restoration and sediment management. The grants target both the Tijuana River and other areas, with at least one project selected from each waterway. 

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