News Briefs: Officials Optimistic for Wastewater Solution Along Tijuana-San Diego Border

For decades, the wastewater system in Tijuana, Mexico, has been overwhelmed by an expanding population, and when storms arrive, hundreds of millions of gallons of diluted wastewater flow over the border into San Diego, California. After all this time, a solution could be on the way, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has earmarked $300 million for water quality projects along the border. Baja California officials say they’re making progress on a water recycling plant, and another project replacing an aging wastewater treatment plant 6 miles south of the border broke ground recently.EPA officials say exact timelines for the improvements aren’t