Joint US and Mexico Initiative to Curtail Wastewater Spills in Tijuana River

In a groundbreaking bid to protect the Tijuana River Watershed, the U.S. EPA and U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission — along with Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Agua and the Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana — are jointly investing $30 million in two wastewater projects. These projects will reduce the risk of spill of up to 60 million gallons per day of untreated wastewater in the Tijuana River Watershed. The U.S. and Mexico will each contribute approximately half of the cost of the projects.“We are proud to celebrate this binational achievement,” says EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman.