Representatives from all three levels of government convened this week to discuss strategies for water management and conservation in the Tijuana–San Diego region in a meeting officially titled the Interinstitutional Coordination Meeting CILA–SEPROA–Tijuana City Hall. … Mexican Commissioner Adriana Beatriz Carolina Reséndez Maldonado spoke about binational framework, focusing on two key agreements: Minutes 320 and 333. The former establishes a general protocol for cross-border cooperation on Tijuana River basin issues, while the latter outlines comprehensive measures to address the sanitation crisis affecting Tijuana, Baja California, and San Diego, California. Discussions also covered stormwater management, river clean-up operations, and upcoming infrastructure projects aimed at reducing the flow of contaminants across the border.

Other U.S.-Mexico water news:

• KUSI (San Diego): U.S. provides emergency water to Tijuana after pump failure
• San Diego Red (Tijuana, Mex.): CESPT activates emergency U.S. water connection to alleviate Tijuana shortage
• KPBS (San Diego): County Environmental Health issues closure notice of Coronado’s Glorietta Bay
• Times of San Diego: The goal – ‘zero days of beach closure’ from Tijuana River sewage. Experts ponder if it’s possible to get there
• Times of San Diego: Commentary: Ending vague Tijuana sewage promises