united states and mexico chamber of commerce round table

United States and Mexico Chamber of Commerce Round Table

Opportunities for Growth and SustainabilityMay 12, 2011

MissionCommissionersAgency StructureHistory Conventions and TreatiesMinutesStrategic GoalsMajor Transboundary Issues

Background

The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, is responsible for applyingthe boundary and water treatiesbetween the two countries and settling differences that arise in their application.USIBWC Mission

Edward Drusina, PEUnited States CommissionerCommissionersDr. Roberto F. SalmonMexican Commissioner

IBWC StructureTreaty Officers United States Section United States Commissioner Secretary Principal Engineers (two) Legal AdviserMexican Section Mexican Commissioner Secretary Principal Engineers (two) Legal Adviser

Each Commissioner appointed by respective PresidentStatus as an International Organization Each Section employs own staffJoint operation of international damsMinutes are decisions of the Commission

The Commission

United States Section StructureUnited States CommissionerExecutive OfficesForeign Affairs EEO & Internal AuditPublic Affairs Human CapitalLegal Affairs Washington DC LiaisonAdministration DepartmentAcquisition DivisionBudget DivisionFinance & Accounting DivisionInformation Management DivisionEngineering DepartmentEngineering Services DivisionEnvironmental Management DivisionMaster Planning DivisionOperations DepartmentWater Accounting DivisionOperations & Maintenance Division

San Diego Field OfficeYuma Field OfficeUpper Rio Grande Field OfficeNogales Field OfficePresidio Field OfficeAmistad Dam Field OfficeFalcon Dam Field OfficeLower Rio Grande Field Office

USIBWC Field OfficesSan DiegoYumaNogalesUpper Rio GrandePresidioAmistadFalconLower Rio Grande

IBWC HistoryThe Beginning

Treaty of February 2, 1848Guadalupe Hidalgo Peace TreatyEstablished international boundaryUnited StatesMexico

IBWC History The Beginning

Treaty of February 2, 1848Guadalupe Hidalgo Peace TreatyEstablished international boundaryTreaty of December 30, 1853Gadsden Purchase/ TreatyRe-established southern boundary of New Mexico and ArizonaUnitedStatesMexico

Historical ProgressConventions of 1849 and 1882Established temporary Commissions to survey, map, and demarcate the western (land) boundary1st Expedition 1849 to 1857Under U.S. Commissioners John B. Weller, John Bartlett, & William Emory2nd Expedition 1891 to 1894Under U.S.CommissionerJohn W. Barlow

Distribution of Rio Grande waters between Mexico and U.S. in El Paso-Juarez region

Convention of 1906United StatesMexicoAmerican Dam


U.S. delivers 60,000 acre-feet of water per year

Convention of 1906Rio Grande Gaging Station



Water stored in Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico

Convention of 1906Elephant Butte Dam



Water stored in Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico

USIBWC/USBR work closely on water deliveries to Mexico

Convention of 1906

Rio Grande from El Paso to Little Box CanyonLeveed floodway system provides flood protection

Convention of 1933Straightened the channel and stabilized the boundary Three international bridges

Water Treaty of February 3, 19441944 Water TreatyU.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull signing the Treaty.

Water Treaty of February 3, 19441944 Water TreatyArticle #3 of the Water Treaty empowers the IBWC to Address any sanitary measures or works mutually agreedUpon.

The IBWC has the powers to carry on investigations, develop plans and construct works for domestic and municipal purposes, agricultural and stock raising, electric power, navigation, fishing and hunting and anyother beneficial use which may be determined bythe Commission.

U.S. annual delivery to Mexico = 1.5 million acre-feet of water

1944 Water TreatyColorado RiverColorado River


Surplus waters: U.S. annual delivery to Mexico up to 1.7 million

1944 Water TreatyColorado RiverMorelos Dam


Surplus waters: U.S. annual delivery to Mexico up to 1.7 million

Extraordinary drought: Mexico allotment reduced in same proportion to U.S. allotment

1944 Water TreatyColorado RiverLake Mead

Between Fort Quitman & the Gulf1944 Water TreatyRio GrandeRio Grande boundary fromFort Quitman to Gulf of Mexico

Between Fort Quitman & the GulfMexico 5-year allotment to U.S. = 1.75 million acre-feet of water1944 Water TreatyRio GrandeRio Conchos - the main Mexican tributary contributing to U.S. allotment

Between Fort Quitman & the GulfMexico 5-year allotment to U.S. = 1.75 million acre-feet of waterExtraordinary drought: Shortages in U.S. allotment to be made up in next 5-year cycle.1944 Water TreatyRio GrandeDry Rio Grande channel at Big Bend National Park (Photo courtesy of NPS)

Between Fort Quitman & the GulfMexico 5-year allotment to U.S. = 1.75 million acre-feet of waterExtraordinary drought: Shortages in U.S. allotment to be made up in next 5-year cycleIf U.S. storage capacities are filled at Falcon & Amistad Reservoirs -5-year cycle terminatedAll debts become fully paidNew 5-year cycle begins1944 Water TreatyRio GrandeAmistad International Reservoir filled to conservation capacity

Resolved a century-old dispute of the Rio Grande boundary in El Paso-JuarezConvention of 1963Signing of the Chamizal Convention in Mexico City, Mexico on August 29, 1963

Resolved a century-old dispute of the Rio Grande boundary in El Paso-JuarezResulted in the transfer of territory and relocation of Rio Grande channelConvention of 1963Territory returned to Mexico by northward relocation of the Rio Grande relocation.

Convention of 1963Bridge of the Americas (Cordova International Bridge)Resolved a century-old dispute of the Rio Grande boundary in El Paso-JuarezResulted in the transfer of territory and relocation of Rio Grande channelNew International Bridge

1970 Boundary TreatyRelocated Rio Grande channel Defined boundary as middle of channel of greatest widthEstablished procedures to rectify/restore river channelProhibits works obstructing or deflecting normal or flood flowsRequires repair or compensation if works cause damage in other country

IBWC MinutesFormalize IBWC agreements

Legally binding

Take effect upon approval by both governments

318 Minutes In PlaceIBWC Minute

USIBWC Strategic GoalsInternationalBoundary and Water Commission

Preserve the U.S. Mexico boundary, through binational cooperation, in accordance with international agreements.USIBWC Strategic Goals

Preserve the U.S. Mexico boundary, through binational cooperation, in accordance with international agreements.USIBWC Strategic GoalsBoundary marker near San LuisBoundary demarcation posts

Provide flood protectionand ensure the efficient conveyance, utilization, and accurate accounting of boundary and transboundary river waters throughflood control structures, dams, reservoirs, power plants, and gaging stations

USIBWC Strategic Goals

Provide flood protectionand ensure the efficient conveyance, utilization, and accurate accounting of boundary and transboundary river waters throughflood control structures, dams, reservoirs, power plants, and gaging stations

USIBWC Strategic GoalsRio Grande gaging station at Presidio/OjinaguaLevee construction near McCallen

Improve the quality of boundary and transboundary waters, in concert with Mexico, to address salinity and border sanitation problems pursuant to international agreements and applicable U.S. Law.


Improve the quality of boundary and transboundary waters, in concert with Mexico, to address salinity and border sanitation problems pursuant to international agreements and applicable U.S. Law.

USIBWC Strategic GoalsRio Grande water quality samplingNogales IWTP clarifiers

Maximize organizational effectiveness through innovative management & accountability of human, physical, & fiscal resources.


Maximize organizational effectiveness through innovative management & accountability of human, physical, & fiscal resources.

USIBWC Strategic GoalsUSIBWC field office and headquarters personnel

Sanitation Water Conveyance International Dams & ReservoirsBorder Storm WaterMajor Transboundary Issues

SanitationThree International Wastewater Treatment Plants

San Diego County

South Bay International Wastewater Treatment PlantSan Diego, CaliforniaTijuanaSan Diego


San Diego County

South Bay International Wastewater Treatment PlantSan Diego, California


San Diego County Santa Cruz County

Nogales International Wastewater Treatment PlantNogales (Rio Rico), Arizona


San Diego County Santa Cruz County Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Nuevo Laredo International Wastewater Treatment PlantNuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas


San Diego County Santa Cruz County Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Rio Grande at Laredo/Nuevo Laredo

Water ConveyanceCanalization

106 river miles in New Mexico and Texas bounded by 130 miles of levee system.

Water ConveyanceCanalization Rectification

91 river miles, paralleled by levee, from El Paso, Texas to below Fort Quitman

Water ConveyanceCanalization Rectification Presidio Flood Control

15 river miles paralled by levee at Presidio, Texas

Water ConveyanceCanalizationRectificationPresidio Flood ControlLower Rio Grande Flood Control

158 river miles and 120 interior floodway miles, bounded by 270 miles of levee.

Water ConveyanceCanalization Rectification Presidio Flood Control Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Tijuana River Flood Control

- 5.3 miles of river channel crossing at international boundary- Designed for maximum flood of 135,000 cfs

Water ConveyanceCanalization Rectification Presidio Flood Control Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Tijuana River Flood Control ARRA Levee Rehabilitation American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -a $220 million dollar investment for the USIBWC

International Dams & Reservoirs

Amistad Dam Del Rio, Texas

5,535,000 acre feetFlood Control Recreation Hydroelectric Power Water Storage


Flood Control Recreation Hydroelectric Power Water StorageInternational Dams & Reservoirs


Falcon Dam Falcon Heights, Texas

3,978,000 acre feetFlood Control Recreation Hydroelectric Power Water StorageInternational Dams & Reservoirs


Falcon Dam Falcon Heights, Texas

Turbines inside powerhouseFlood Control Recreation Hydroelectric Power Water StorageInternational Dams & Reservoirs

Border Storm Water

Imperial Beach, CaliforniaWater quality monitoring program (influent, effluent, ocean)

Border Storm Water

Water quality monitoring program (influent, effluent, ocean)

Ongoing effort to address solid waste

Example of solid waste collection

Border Storm Water

Smugglers Gulch diversion structureWater quality monitoring program (influent, effluent, ocean)

Ongoing effort to address solid waste

Canyon collectors divert renegade wastewater flows for treatment at SBIWTP Goat Canyon Smugglers Gulch

Whats Next?

USIBWC Headquarterswww.ibwc.gov4171 N. Mesa Street C-100 El Paso, Texas 79902915-832-4100/ 915-832-4175

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MANUAL CLICK FOR NEXT SLIDE*The mission of the United States Section closely follows the treaty mandates agreed to by both governments of the U.S. and Mexico. Our mission statement is intended to give us a clear, long-term direction that will serve the best interests of our stakeholders.

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In accordance with international treaty, the Commission shall in all respects have the status of an international body, and shall consist of a United States Section and a Mexican Section. The head of each Section shall be an Engineer Commissioner. The treaty also provides for Treaty Officers for each Section. They are the Commissioner, a secretary, two principal engineers, and a legal adviser. The Treaty Officers all are accorded the status of Diplomatic Officers. The Treaty of 1944 also authorizes the Commission and its personnel to freely carry out their studies and field work in the territory of the other country.



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This is the organizational structure of the U.S. Section.As you perhaps can tell from looking at the structure, we are a quite lean organization that has been tasked with an enormous mission.


The Commission maintains offices at sister cities throughout the 2,000 mile border region. The field offices range from San Diego, California to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

The Commissions headquarters are in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.



The International Boundary and Water Commission traces its roots all the way back to the mid-1800s.

The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty was the treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexican War. It established the international boundary between the United States and Mexico.The treaty also created a temporary joint commission to survey, map, and demarcate with ground landmarks the new United States (U.S.) Mexico boundary.This temporary joint commission represents the very early birth of the IBWC.



To rectify the initial boundary dispute, the two countries enacted another treaty in 1853.Known popularly as the Gadsden Purchase Treaty in the United States, it redrew the boundary in the disputed area. The U.S. also purchased additional territory from Mexico in the disputed zone.That Treaty of 1853 spelled out the requirement for establishment of another joint commission to mark the new border in which the Commissioners were granted greater power than under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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The joint Boundary Commission, under the leadership of Commissioner Weller and his Mexican counterpart established the international boundary from San Diego to the Colorado River.

John Bartlett was appointed United States Boundary commissioner to carry out the provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The point where the southern boundary of New Mexico was to begin on the Rio Grande proved difficult to determine because of inaccuracies in ans 1847 Map of the United Mexican States.Commissioner Bartlett allowed the boundary to be set forty-two miles north of El Paso. Because of Bartlett's error, the United States in 1853 had to negotiate the Gadsden Purchase. The Gadsden Purchase, which transferred mainly desert lands to the United States, was viewed as essential for establishing a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.Commissioner Emory acquired his greatest fame as supervisor of the United States-Mexican boundary survey between 1848 and 1853. U.S. Commissioner John Whitney Barlow and Mexican Commissioner Jacobo Blanco resurveyed the borderline and increased the number of boundary monuments from 52 to 258. This survey started at the El Paso, Texas Ciudad Jurez, Chihuahua border in 1891, and concluded at the San Diego, California Tijuana, Baja California border in 1894.

The Convention of 1882 established another temporary joint commission to resurvey the western land boundary between the Rio Grande and the Pacific Ocean, rebuild the old monuments, and install additional monuments where necessary.

Later as border populations increased during the 1900s, the Commission installed 18 additional boundary monuments for a total of 276.

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Convention of 1906 1st treaty that allotted the waters of the Rio Grande between the two countries.

This photo shows the American Diversion Dam in El Paso, which diverts water into the U.S. irrigation canal; the canal is on the right.


*SLIDE WILL ANIMATE AUTOMATICALLYMexico was allotted 60,000 acre-feet per year for irrigation in the Juarez Valley.One acre-foot is enough to cover one acre of land with water one foot deep.

In the case of extraordinary drought or serious accident to the U.S. conveyance system, Mexicos deliveries are reduced in the same proportion as water delivered to U.S. lands under irrigation. Mexico has been proportionally reduced numerous times, including several occasions in the 2000s. The worst year was 1964 when the delivery was only 11% of a full allotment.

We are headed in that direction if the rainfall and snow pack do not change this coming summer, fall and winter.


The water is stored in the Bureau of Reclamations Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico and in the smaller Caballo Dam.







The International Boundary Commission was also instrumental in developing the second water distribution treaty between the United States and Mexico in 1944.This treaty addressed utilization of the waters of the Colorado River and Rio Grande from Fort Quitman, Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Water Treaty of February 3, 1944 expanded the duties and responsibilities of the IBC and renamed it the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC). The 1944 Treaty charged the IBWC with the application of the treaty and the exercise of the rights and obligations which the U.S. and Mexican Governments assumed and with the settlement of all disputes that were to arise under the treaty



The 1944 Treaty empowered the IBWC to address any sanitary measures or works mutually agreed upon by both governments. The power extends to investigations, development of design plans, and construction.Article 3 of the 1944 Treaty states: In matters in which the Commission may be called upon to make provision for the joint use of international waters, the following order of preferences shall serve as a guide:Domestic and municipal uses.Agriculture and stock raisingElectric powerOther industrial usesNavigationFishing and huntingAny other beneficial uses which may be determined by the Commission



Under the treaty, the United States also delivers Colorado River water to Mexico, a volume of 1.5 million acre-feet annually.The Colorado River forms the U.S.-Mexico border for 24 miles near the Arizona-California border.


The 1944 Treaty guaranteed an annual quantity of 1.5 million acre-feet to be delivered to Mexico in accordance with schedules formulated in advance by Mexico and (2) any other waters arriving at the Mexican points of diversion under certain understandings.

To enable diversion of Mexico's allotted waters, the Treaty provided for the construction by Mexico of a main diversion structure in the Colorado River, below the point where the California-Baja California land boundary line intersects the river.



*SLIDE WILL ANIMATE AUTOMATICALLYOf the waters of the Rio Grande, the Treaty allocates to Mexico: (1) all of the waters reaching the main channel of the Rio Grande from the San Juan and Alamo Rivers, including the return flows from the lands irrigated from those two rivers; (2) two-thirds of the flow in the main channel of the Rio Grande from the measured Conchos, San Diego, San Rodrigo, Escondido and Salado Rivers, and the Las Vacas Arroyo, subject to certain provisions; and (3) one-half of all other flows occurring in the main channel of the Rio Grande downstream from Fort Quitman. The Treaty allots to the United States: (1) all of the waters reaching the main channel of the Rio Grande from the Pecos and Devils Rivers, Goodenough Spring and Alamito, Terlingua, San Felipe and Pinto Creeks; (2) one-third of the flow reaching the main channel of the river from the six named measured tributaries from Mexico and provides that this third shall not be less, as an average amount in cycles of five consecutive years, than 350,000 acre-feet annually; and (3) one-half of all other flows occurring in the main channel of the Rio Grande downstream from Fort Quitman.The 1944 Treaty further provided for the two Governments to jointly construct, operate and maintain on the main channel of the Rio Grande the dams required for the conservation, storage and regulation of the greatest quantity of the annual flow of the river to enable each country to make optimum use of its allotted waters.







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The IBWC relocated and concrete-lined 4.4 miles of the Rio Grande channel, so as to transfer 437 acres to Mexico.





The IBWC relocated and concrete-lined 4.4 miles of the Rio Grande channel, so as to transfer 437 acres to Mexico.

We continue to work with this treaty today, taking very seriously the provision that prohibits construction of works that would obstruct or deflect the normal or flood flows of the boundary rivers.That is why the Commission regularly reviews applications to construct works near the river, such as bridges, roadways, parks, cable line crossings, and the border fence, etc.



The 1944 Treaty provides for Commission Minutes, which are intended to implement treaty provisions.



The United States Sections Strategic Plan has four major, over-arching goals that are designed to give us direction in achieving our mission.

The four strategic goals are derived directly from our commissions name.

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This strategic goal includes two strategic objectives.

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The first is Boundary Demarcation. The USIBWC will maintain and restore monuments, markers, plaques, and buoys that demarcate the U.S. Mexico boundary at border ports of entry, international reservoirs, and on the land boundary in accordance with international agreements. The second strategic objective is river boundary preservation and mapping. Under this objective, the USIBWC will preserve, maintain, and map the international river boundaries of the Rio Grande and Colorado River in accordance with the 1970 Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico.

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This strategic goal includes two strategic objectives. The first is Boundary Demarcation.

The USIBWC will maintain and restore monuments, markers, plaques, and buoys that demarcate the U.S. Mexico boundary at border ports of entry, international reservoirs, and on the land boundary in accordance with international agreements.

WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN COODINATING WITH DHS ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OLDER SECTIONS OF THE BORDER FENCE IN ARIZONA WITH NEW FENCING. THEY HAVE ASKED US TO NOTE WHERE THERE MAY BE ENCROACHMENTS SO THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.

The second strategic objective is river boundary preservation and mapping. Under this objective, the USIBWC will preserve, maintain, and map the international river boundaries of the Rio Grande and Colorado River in accordance with the 1970 Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico.

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This strategic goal includes five strategic objectives.

The first is Accounting of Rio Grande and Colorado River Waters. The agency will ensure the allocation of Rio Grande and Colorado River waters, including the accurate measurement and accounting of these waters, in accordance with the 1906 Convention and the 1944 Treaty.

The second objective is Flood Control, in which the USIBWC will improve and maintain the capacity and structural integrity of U.S. Section flood control systems to ensure the conveyance of design flood flows in accordance with the domestic law, treaties, and applicable IBWC minutes.

The next objective is Safe Operation of Dams. We will operate and maintain IBWC dams in a safe and efficient manner for compliance with the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety, and enhance security for protection of the international dams in accordance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection Framework Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. DAM SECURITY IS BEING ENHANCED BUT REMAINS A CONCERN.

The fourth strategic objective is Hydroelectric Power Generation. The agency operates and maintains IBWC hydroelectric power plants in a safe and efficient manner, and improves security at the power plants in accordance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection Framework Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. LOW FLOW TURBINE IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR OUR TWO DAM SITES.

The fifth objective addresses Bridge and Drainage/Irrigation Structures in which we will improve, maintain, and operate, where applicable, international bridges and drainage/irrigation structures along the Rio Grande to ensure proper control and conveyance of waters for irrigation and flood control purposes. And the final objective is Facilities Management.

The agency will manage, improve, secure, operate, and maintain indirect field office resources and assets utilized to support water conveyance operations and initiatives in an efficient and effective manner. THE SECURITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES THAT WE DEPEND ON TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL ARE BEING THREATENED.


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This strategic goal includes three strategic objectives.

The first strategic objective under this goal is Water Quality of Boundary and Transboundary Rivers. We are committed to improving the quality of boundary and transboundary river waters in accordance with domestic law and international agreements.

The next objective is Wastewater Treatment, in which we will improve and sustain the quality of effluent from IBWC international wastewater treatment plants in accordance with international agreements and applicable domestic law.

The third objective under this goal is Facilities Management, in which we will manage, secure, operate, and maintain all administrative and indirect field office resources and assets utilized to support water quality operations and initiatives in an efficient and effective manner.


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THIS SPRING WE HELD THE FIRST EVER BINATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER QUALITY SUMMIT. THE GOALS OF THE SUMMIT WEREEXAMINE CURRENT SANITATIONS CONDITIONS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.EVALUATE EXISTING SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND IDENTIFY ACTIONS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND SERVICEEVALUATE CURRENT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FACTORS THAT IMPACT WATER QUALITY

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This strategic goal includes four strategic objectives.

The first strategic objective pertains to Administration of Human Resources. The USIBWC will provide the proper guidance and assistance to recruit, develop, sustain, and support a skilled, high-performing workforce, and ensure proper administration of human resource requirements.

The second objective is Management of Capital Resources and Assets, in which we will procure, manage, operate, maintain and secure capital resources, property, systems, and services at headquarters that indirectly support all mission objectives in a safe, effective and efficient manner.

The next objective is Diplomatic Affairs. The agency is committed to improving the disclosure and exchange of information with Mexico and U.S. stakeholders through community outreach programs and proactive communication.



This strategic goal includes four strategic objectives.

The first strategic objective pertains to Administration of Human Resources. The USIBWC will provide the proper guidance and assistance to recruit, develop, sustain, and support a skilled, high-performing workforce, and ensure proper administration of human resource requirements.

The second objective is Management of Capital Resources and Assets, in which we will procure, manage, operate, maintain and secure capital resources, property, systems, and services at headquarters that indirectly support all mission objectives in a safe, effective and efficient manner.

The next objective is Diplomatic Affairs. The agency is committed to improving the disclosure and exchange of information with Mexico and U.S. stakeholders through community outreach programs and proactive communication.


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The SBIWTP is a 25 million gallon per day advanced primary treatment plant located in San Diego County, California, about 2 miles west of the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The physical - chemical plant treats sewage originating in Tijuana, Mexico and discharges it to the Pacific Ocean through the South Bay Ocean Outfall, a four and one-half mile long 11foot diameter pipe completed in January 1999.





The Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant, (NIWTP) is adjacent and westerly of the Santa Cruz River/Nogales Wash confluence, about ten miles north of Ambos, Nogales. It treats a daily average dry weather flow of approximately fourteen million gallons, of which seventy per cent is from Mexico. For thirteen years, it has employed oxygenated pond technology and industry standard chlorination/dechlorination for effluent disinfection. It is expected that a $60 million upgrade will usebest available technology, in response to continuing stricter discharge permit requirements. The project is staffed by eleven persons, including administrative support. Total yearly operation and maintenance cost is about $1.7 million of which 50 % is for electricity.

Mexico, the City of Nogales, Arizona, and the U. S. Congress fund the project.

In addition to responding to federal and state permits, the NIWTP provides a river-based habitat for approximately ten downstream miles as well as replenishment of the aquifers serving Santa Cruz and Pima County communities.


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The Nuevo Laredo International Wastewater Treatment Plant is an activated sludgeextended aerationwastewater treatment plant located adjacent to the Rio Grande, 7 miles downstream of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The plant has a maximum design capacity of 31 million gallons per day (mgd) and is currently treating 20 to 22 mgd of domestic sewage from the City of Nuevo Laredo to the secondary level that would otherwise flow untreated directly into the Rio Grande. The project was undertaken pursuant to IBWC Minute No. 279 to improve the quality of the waters of the Rio Grande in the area of Laredo, Texas/Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and was jointly financed by the United States and Mexican Governments.


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The canalization segment is upstream of the international river boundary, thus falling entirely within the United States.


The rectification segment extends from American Dam in El Paso to Little Box Canyon downstream of Fort Quitman.



The Presidio Flood Control Project provides flood protection to urban, suburban and agricultural lands, and stabilizes the international boundary. The Project is 15.2 miles in length and is located along the Rio Grande within the sister cities of Presidio, Texas and Ojinaga, Chihuahua. The United States and Mexico is responsible for the maintenance of its portion of the facilities and floodway.









DAM IS CLASSIFIED AS URGENT AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE BY CURRENT Corps STANDARDS. STUDIES UNDERWAY AND NEARING COMPLETION.


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WHILE MUNICIPLE SEWAGE FLOWS ALONG THE TIJUANA RIVER ARE MORE CONTROLLED THE FLOWS FROM CANYONS FURTHER EAST REMAIN VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLED. SEWAGE INTERCEPTORS ARE NEEDED TO CONVEY THESE FLOWS TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.





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