The EPA’s visit to the South Bay to see the sewage crisis firsthand is something both the U.S. and Mexican governments are calling productive, vowing together to finally accelerate a plan to solve the problem affecting people for decades. … (Alicia) Bàrcena (the Mexican Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources) says Mexico has made an enormous effort on its part, stating that it has just finished construction on the San Antonio de Los Buenos wastewater treatment plant in Tijuana. She says that was a $38 million investment that will allow for more than 800 liters of wastewater to be treated per second. … Bàrcena also says Mexico will prioritize redirecting treated water from two plants in Tijuana to a dam to avoid its discharge into the Tijuana River.

Other Tijuana River news:

• The San Diego Union-Tribune: Opinion: Zeldin takes diplomatic approach toward Mexico; locals want to hold big stick
• ENRWest: EPA chief demands urgent action by Mexico to fix Tijuana sewage problems