US EditionEPA unveils tougher U.S.-Mexico pact to end Tijuana River sewage crisis
- The United States and Mexico signed Minute 333 on Monday, the EPA announced, marking U.S. obligations under a binational memorandum to address the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
- The pact follows a July memorandum of understanding and aims for a 100% solution while addressing since 2018 more than 200 billion gallons crossing the United States-Mexico border into the Tijuana River Valley.
- Under the agreement, Minute 333 requires creating an operations and maintenance account at the North American Development Bank, developing a Tijuana Water Infrastructure Master Plan within six months, and assessing SABWWTP expansion and sediment basin construction before the 2026-27 rainy season.
- EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi said the agreement shows progress but is not an immediate solution; funds for Mexico's repairs will be held by the North American Development Bank and most Mexico-side projects are fully funded by Mexico, though enforcement penalties remain unclear.
- Coronado Mayor John Duncan said, `A city greatly impacted by the millions of gallons of Tijuana Sewage flowing across our border, I am extremely grateful for the focus of the current administration on expediting additional infrastructure and treatment on both sides of the border`, urging federal funding amid concerns about omitted hotspots .
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Morning Report: Everyone Is Solving the TJ River Crisis
Everyone is trying to make solving the Tijuana River sewage crisis happen. As we told you yesterday, a group is pushing a county-wide sales tax to fund solutions. And now, another agreement (gasp) has been signed between United States and Mexican officials to solidify their ongoing work toward 100 percent solving the crisis. The agreement, known as Minute 333, was negotiated and signed in record time, or “Trump Speed” according to the Environm…
The United States and Mexico signed a new agreement to address the current waste water crisis of the Tijuana River, reported yesterday by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a statement.
On Monday, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement with the aim of ending the “urgent and permanent” waste water crisis of the Tijuana River, which for decades has affected public health and the environment in the border region and which Donald Trump claimed in recent days.The signing was made through the U.S. and Mexican sections of the International Commission on Limits and Waters (IBWC), with the support of the Environmental Protecti…
San Diego Union Tribune
The spokesman-ReviewU.S., Mexico sign new agreement on Tijuana River sewage crisis
The United States and Mexico signed a new agreement Monday aimed at addressing the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, but U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials who announced the accord were not clear about penalties for Mexico if their side of the agreement was not held up, nor did it address a critical pollution hotspot on U.S. soil. Minute 333 outlines infrastructure projects, enhanced monitoring and planning for operation and …
Washington, Dec. 15 (EFE).- The United States and Mexico signed an agreement this Monday with the objective of ending in a “urgent and permanent” way the waste water crisis of the Tijuana River, which for decades has affected public health and the environment in the border region. The signing was made through the U.S. and Mexican sections of the International Commission on Limits and Waters (IBWC), with the support of the Environmental Protectio…
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