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U.S. and Mexico Sign Minute 333 to End Chronic Tijuana River Sewage Flows

The pact shifts concrete construction and maintenance responsibilities to Mexico with timelines designed to deliver a ‘100% solution’.

Overview

  • Mexico must produce a Tijuana water‑infrastructure master plan within six months and establish a dedicated operations and maintenance account at the North American Development Bank.
  • Construction targets include a sediment basin in Matadero Canyon before the 2026–27 rainy season and a 3 MGD Tecolote–La Gloria wastewater plant by December 2028.
  • A binational working group will be created within three months to evaluate an underwater outfall for San Antonio de los Buenos and a plant expansion from 18.26 MGD to 43.37 MGD.
  • The United States commits to a 10 MGD expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, a 100‑day review of Minute 328 projects, and quarterly public updates.
  • The EPA says the deal was completed in under five months with no new U.S. tax dollars for Mexico‑side work, after more than 200 billion gallons have fouled the border region since 2018.