The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement aimed at solving the long-standing sewage crisis in the Tijuana River, which has seen untreated, raw sewage flowing into Southern California from Mexico, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 24.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Mexican Environment and National Resources Secretary Alicia Barcena Ibarra signed a memorandum of understanding in Mexico City to address the crisis.
The decades-long crisis in the Tijuana River Valley has remained a sore point for both nations. The United States and Mexico have long cooperated on water and sewage issues, but have struggled in the face of rapid growth in the border city of Tijuana. A lack of funding for infrastructure projects is further exacerbating the issue….