US, Mexico Reach Agreement to End Tijuana River Sewage Crisis

US and Mexico signed a Memorandum of Understanding to solve the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a statement.

• Mexico will obligate the remaining $93 million of Minute 328 funds
• Timeline to complete the remaining Minute 328 projects have been reduced
• Several Mexico side projects have been added to account for future population growth in Tijuana and operation and maintenance costs
• At the signing of the deal, Mexico’s Environment Minister Alicia Barcena said Mexico will expand the capacity of several treatment plants in Tijuana, rehabilitate pipelines, and strengthen the electricity supply in some areas, ...