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US, MEXICO REACH RIO GRANDE WATER-SHARING AGREEMENT
IBWC Minute 331 aims at ensuring more regular water deliveries from Mexico to the United States

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE November 11, 2024
As of October 2024 approximately 20% (483330 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 14% (335564 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. This down from our September report.

LONG-AWAITED LAUNCH OF SOUTH BAY PLANT REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION
The work at the San Diego, Calif., plant is jointly funded between the USIBWC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

CWA CRIMEBOX
Environmental Crimes Historic Conviction: Fiscal Year 2010; Case ID# CR_2006 (California)
Interpol hunt to track down environmental criminals makes successful use of EPA Fugitives website

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RECENT ARTICLES AND REPORTS

UNLIMITED, DECARBONIZED, SUSTAINABLE MAGNESIUM FROM SEAWATER
Top Innovator Tidal Metals ‘mines’ critical strategic metal in first-of-a-kind clean and green process

LONG-AWAITED LAUNCH OF SOUTH BAY PLANT REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION
The work at the San Diego, Calif., plant is jointly funded between the USIBWC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

US, MEXICO REACH RIO GRANDE WATER-SHARING AGREEMENT
IBWC Minute 331 aims at ensuring more regular water deliveries from Mexico to the United States

Why we need a continental approach to source water protection
Interview with Dr. Peter Leavitt, FRSC, Professor University of Regina, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society The technology is available to preserve and maintain water quality in our lakes and rivers. When will social and political will align to protect continental water resources?

PRESSURE ON CANADA TO EXPORT WATER WILL BE IMMENSE- by Michael Harris, The Tyee
Sharp global policy experts are already crafting the legal case for doing so.
Republished with permission

PROMISE MADE; PROMISE KEPT
Canada launches long-awaited national independent agency to manage freshwater - by Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal
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LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO FIX SEWAGE FLOWS FROM MEXICO INTO CALIFORNIA
A group of federal, state, and local politicians announce the creation of the Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act, a legislation similar to one used to protect and restore bodies of water throughout the country such as Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes.

WATER ALERTS IN MEXICO – UPDATE September 23, 2024
As of September 23, 2024, approximately 25% (610445 square kilometers) of Mexico is under drought conditions and 15% (367425 square kilometers) is Abnormally dry. This is down from our previous report in August.

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MINING

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS (TSE:WPM) AND FORESIGHT CANADA ARE LAUNCHING THE FUTURE OF MINING CHALLENGE, OFFERING A US$1 MILLION PRIZE FOR GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY.
This global competition seeks innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance efficiency in the mining sector.

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM MEXICO ABOUT BORDER ODORS
Members of San Diego_s congressional delegation Wednesday demanded answers as to why despite the dry weather, environmental officials are reporting an increase in sewage flow and strong odors from Mexico in the Tijuana River.

CLEANUP HOPES FOR NEIGHBORS OF MEXICO'S 'TOILET BOWL' WASTEWATER DAM
The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlán, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.

PROPOSAL TO BAN OPEN-PIT MINING ADVANCES IN MEXICAN CONGRESS
A committee in Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved two constitutional reforms that would prohibit open-pit mining and fracking, as well as restrict the use of genetically modified corn. The changes would also prevent the exploitation of water in areas with water scarcity, with the exception of extraction in populated areas for domestic use.

CANADIAN SANDVIK AND TOREX: PIONEERING A GREENER FUTURE FOR MEXICAN MINING
The world is waking up to the urgency of climate change, striving to cap global warming at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

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DROUGHT

MEXICO'S DROUGHT IS SO SEVERE YOU CAN SEE THE EFFECTS FROM SPACE Mexico is experiencing one of its most severe and widespread droughts in over a decade. Water levels are so low in some regions that you can see the effects from space.

MASS FISH DEATH IN MEXICO'S CHIHUAHUA STATE BLAMED ON SEVERE DROUGHT

1,000-YEAR-OLD PYRAMID COLLAPSES UNDER HEAVY RAIN
High temperatures and a drought created conditions that led to the collapse

MEXICO'S WATER HAS LONG GROWN TEXAS SUGAR AND ORANGES. BUT THE TAP IS RUNNING DRY.
Mexico is struggling to provide water for Texas farmland due to a severe drought – a failure on Mexico’s part to fulfill its end of a 1944 treaty.

IN THE NEWS
DROUGHT
Three ways local projects are overcoming water issues.
In recent weeks, Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico have been experiencing a period of extreme water scarcity, with at least 280 of the city's 1,800-plus neighborhoods affected. Daily TV news clips have shown long lines of people queueing to buy water from tankers, dirty dishes piling up, and people desperate for a shower, having been unable to take one for days. In some areas, the shortages have led to protests, with citizens blockading main thoroughfares and taking to the streets with banners.

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WASTEWATER

IMPERIAL BEACH COAST IS FINALLY OPEN, BUT MORE SEWAGE IS ON THE WAY - by MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente Calderón
Tijuana is about to make a scheduled repair to its biggest sewer main – leaving millions of gallons of city sewage with nowhere to go but the Tijuana River.

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TOXIC SEWAGE FLOW SLOWS INTO TIJUANA RIVER AFTER MEXICO BRINGS NEW PUMP ONLINE
Scientists say the next few days and nights will be crucial to know how much of an impact the decreased flow will have on the atmosphere and air quality.

THE RESIDENTS OF CHALCO, AFTER 20 DAYS UNDER SEWAGE: “THE SMELL MAKES YOU WANT TO VOMIT”

Some 2,000 homes are flooded by the collapse of the drains, due to the dirt and heavy rains. A long operation by the State of Mexico and the Army is unsuccessfully trying to lower the water level.

64 MORE RESIDENTS RESCUED BY BOAT IN SEWAGE-FLOODED CHALCO
For nearly three weeks, thousands of residents in Chalco — a city of 174,700 in the state of México — have been living in dire conditions due to severe sewage flooding triggered by atypical torrential rains.

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON SOME TIJUANA SEWAGE PROJECTS; HERE'S AN UPDATED TIMELINE FOR REPAIRS
As sewage continues to flow from Tijuana into the Pacific Ocean, officials last week gave an update on the extensive repairs underway to fix the problem – and on how much money is needed to finish projects.

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