An investment of over 15 billion pesos will be allocated to address cross-border wastewater flows that have plagued Tijuana and San Diego for decades. Víctor Daniel Amador Barragán, Baja California’s Secretary of Water Management, Sanitation, and Protection, highlighted the news during Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda’s weekly press conference. Amador Barragán presented updates on Minute 328 of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) regarding the Binational Tijuana River Sanitation Agreement. Signed in July 2022, this agreement represents the largest allocation of resources in 40 years to tackle the environmental issue. According to official data, the total binational investment amounts to around $15 billion pesos, with $12.373 billion coming from the U.S. government and $2.762 billion from the Mexican government. These funds will be distributed across 17 key projects aimed at modernizing and expanding sanitation infrastructure.

Other U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada water news:

• The New York Times: A crucial river treaty is tangled in trump’s feud with Canada
• Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.): Opinion: Change the Tijuana River to the Trump River