# U. **S. -**  **Me xic**  **o En vir**  **onmen ta**  **l**

**Pr ogr** **am: Bor der 2020**  **Good Neighbor En**  **vir onmen**  **ta l Boar** **d**

**June 27**  **- 28,**  **2012**

# The U **.S. -**  **Me xic**  **o Bor der R**  **egion**

# Po **pula tion, Quality of Lif** **e, and**

**En vir**  **onmen ta**  **l Challeng**  **es**
• Estimated current population ~ 14M
• Projection for 2020: 22 million  U. S.: 10 million  Mexico: 12 million
• Po ve rty/unemployment significantly higher that national a ve ra ge (ex cept SD County)
• Pe rsistent issues remain: • Po or air quality • Inadequate and insufficient infrastructure • Improper management of hazardous and solid wastes

# Bor **der 2012 Acc omplishmen**  **ts** Goal 1: Reduce W ater P ollution • Connected 513,000 households to w astewater and 55,000 households to safe drinking water . • Benefited 8.5 million border residents through wastewater and drinking water improv ement projects.

# Bor **der 2012 Acc omplishmen**  **ts** Goal 1: Reduce W ater P ollution

– Composting toilets

– Harv esting of stormwater

– Tr eatment wetlands

– Measurement of water quality and flows in va rious riv ers

– Re tention walls with used tires

– Pe rvious pa ve ment projects

– Biodiesel from used oil

– 1000’s of tons of garbage and tires collected

# Bor **der 2012 Acc omplishmen**  **ts** Goal 2: Reduce Air P ollution • O&M of e xt ensiv e air monitoring network along the bor der to monitor ambien t air quality • Re tr ofitte d over 250 diesel trucks/school buses to r educe diesel emissions • Completed climate change action plans in Baja California and Sonora energy use

# Bor **der 2012 Acc omplishmen**  **ts** Goal 3: Reduce Land Po llution

• More than 12M scrap tires remov ed from clandestine dump sites along the border
• Re moved 570 tons of e - waste from illegal dump sites
• Collected 137 tons of trash, 4112 bik es, 264 v ehicles from 177 sites in To hono O’odham Nation
• ADEQ created border trash cleanup tracking website

# Bor **der 2012 Acc omplishmen**  **ts** Goal 4: Environmental Health • Pe sticide Safety “T ra in - the -Trainer ” W orkshops

– Trained 327 P esticide Safety Educators in AZ and CA (2007 - 2010)

– Educated ov er 36,000 agricultural work ers • Obsolete P esticides Collection Events

– Conducted ev ents in California, Sonora, and Ta maulipas

– Re moved over 160,000 pounds of obsolete pesticides

# Bor **der 2012 Acc omplishmen**  **ts** Goal 5: Emergency Preparedness & Response

– All Mexican sister cities receiv ed basic HazMat equipment (in partnership with NOR THCOM)

– Created 15 sister city emergency contingency plans

– Updated sister city plans in T exas - Coahuila to address change in demographics, transportation and community services

# A New Approach

**U.S. -**  **Mexico Environmental**  **Program: Border 2020** 

# Ke **y Emphasis of Bor der 2020** 
• 8 - ye ar implementation (through 2020) • Re gional W orkgroups/T ask Fo rces • Fiv e Fundamental Strategies: • Climate Change • Underserved Communities • Children’s & Environmental Health • En vironmental Education • Strengthening Tr ibal, State, F ederal and International Pa rtnerships • 2 -Ye ar Action Plans to Account for Re source/Priority Changes • Increased focus on lev eraging federal, state, local resources

# Bor **der 2020 Goals Goal**  **1 Reduce**  **Air Pollution Goal**  **2 Improve**  **Access to**  **Clean and Safe Water**  **Goal 3**  **Promote Materials Management**  **and Clean Sites** 

**Goal 4**  **Enhance Joint Preparedness for Environmental**  **Response Goal**  **5 Enhance Compliance Assurance**  **and Environmental Stewardship** 

### Goal 1: Reduce Air Pollution

• Air P ollution Re ductions in 4 airsheds

• Promote energy efficiency and renewable energy

• Maintain effectiv e air quality monitoring networks and timely access to air quality data

• Re duce v ehicle emissions and identify strategies to reduce idling at ports - of- entry

### Goal 2: Improve Access to Clean and

**Safe Water** 1. By 2015, increase homes connected to safe D W and WW treatment 1. ~ 5000 homes with D W 2. ~ 42,000 homes with WW treatment 2. Help D W and WW utilities become more efficient and sustainable 3. Re duce binational surface water contamination in 4 priority watersheds 4. Improv e access to water quality data and to beach alertsLocation: Te xas/

Ta maulipas Arizona/

Sonora California/

Baja California California/

Baja California Wa ter body: Lower Rio

Grande below Falcon Santa

Cruz River New River Tijuana River Pollutants: bacteria bacteria, sediment, cadmium, cyanide bacteria,

trash, BOD, phos phates bacteria,

trash, sediment 

### Goal **2 –**  **Objective 3: Geographic**  **Focus**

### Goal **2 -**  **Obj. 4: IBWC GIS web portal** 

### Goal 3: Promote Materials **Management and Waste Management** 

**and Clean Sites**

• Dev elop capacity to improv e collection and recy cling of e waste, plastics, and trash
• Dev elop institutional capacity to clean up contaminated sites
• Continue to share information on border area hazardous waste facilities

### Goal 4: Enhance Joint Preparedness

**for Environmental Response**

• Update 8 sister city joint contingency plans with latest protocols and methodologies
• Fa cilitate easier transboundary movement of equipment and personnel
• Continue updating the U .S. - Mexico Joint Contingency Plan

### Goal 5: Enhance Compliance Assurance **and Environmental Stewardship**

• Improv e information sharing between enforcement agencies on cross - border hazardous waste movement
• Ongoing port - of- entry HW inspections
• Use T ox ics Release Inv entory (US) and RETC (Mexico) annually to identify top emitters

### Border **2020 2 -**  **Year Action Plans** 

# New U **.S. -**  **Me xic**  **o En vir**  **onmen t** 

**Agr eemen**  **t Timeline** July 2012 • Re sponse to Comments Document 

### August 8 th 

### 2012 • Signing Ceremon y to launch Border 2020 (Tijuana) 

### August 8 th 

### & 9 th 

### 2012 • National Coordinators Meeting (Tijuana) • Draft Action Plans presented 

### January 2013 • Final 2 - ye ar Regional Action Plans in place

# U. **S. -**  **Me xic**  **o En vir**  **onmen ta**  **l**

**Pr ogr** **am: Bor der 2020**  **Good Neighbor En**  **vir onmen**  **ta l Boar** **d**

**June 27**  **- 28,**  **2012**