March 30, 2015
Improvements to the wastewater collection system in Tijuana, B.C. receives US$3.0 million grant
- Project includes 525 residential connections for the collection and treatment of 90,000 gallons per day of wastewater
San Antonio, Texas. – The North American Development Bank (NADB) signed a US$3.0 million grant agreement with the local water utility, Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana (CESPT), to partially finance a project for the rehabilitation of sewer mains and residential sewer connections in Tijuana, Baja California.
The grant funds are being provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF), which is administered by NADB.
The project will replace 34,530 linear feet of deteriorated pipeline along five collectors requiring rehabilitation to prevent environmental contamination, including damage to the Tijuana River. It also includes the installation of 525 residential sewer connections, benefiting almost 2,000 residents, in three subdivisions: Maclovio Rojas, Ojo de Agua and Lomas del Valle.
The project, which was certified by the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) on December 3, 2014, also received a US$1.04 million loan from NADB and upon completion will reduce the potential for contamination of local shared water bodies, such as the Tijuana River and eventually, the Pacific Ocean.
NADBank is a financial institution established and capitalized in equal parts by the United States and Mexico for the purpose of financing environmental infrastructure projects along their common border. As a pioneer institution in its field, the Bank is working to develop environmentally and financially sustainable projects with broad community support in a framework of close cooperation and coordination between Mexico and the United States. For more information about NADBank, visit www.nadb.org.