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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EPA Announces New Agreement Between US and Mexico To End The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis
On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, which outlines a list of new actions to end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis. Migrants on the Tijuana/San Diego border during the Biden administration (Screenshot) In a press release, the EPA stated: The U.S. and Mexican Sections of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) agreed t…
US, Mexico Reach Agreement to Fix Tijuana River Sewage Crisis: EPA
The Trump administration has signed a new binational agreement with Mexico, advancing efforts to solve a decades-long sewage crisis plaguing residents both north and south of the transnational Tijuana River. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Dec. 15 that the United States and Mexico have signed a “historic new agreement” called Minute 333. The binational agreement saw both nations agree to additional actions that the EPA sai…
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…
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