.USIBWC Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner hosted a briefing/tour for Department of State Deputy Secretary Richard Verma & other officials on rehab/expansion plans for the South Bay wastewater treatment plant. Rep. Juan Vargas Rep. Scott Peters Congresswoman Sara Jacobs U.S. EPA CalEPA U.S. Consulate Tijuana

The USIBWC and CILA MEXICO with the help of Conagua and USACE HQ are beginning a structural #safety modification project at Amistad Dam. More details: ibwc.gov/wp-content/upl…

The USIBWC enjoyed celebrating with @CILA at the @ConsulMexElPaso where we marked the 135th anniversary of our close and enduring US-Mexico partnership. #USMexicoRelations #BorderStrong #CrossBorderCollab #DiplomaticHistory

The USIBWC has openings for Non-Supervisory and Supervisory Civil and General Engineers at our field offices in San Diego and Texas. Closing date: 9/28/2024. More info: usajobs.gov/job/761468000# #EngineeringExcellence #EngineeringLife #growwithgov NSPE HQ

The USIBWC Amistad Dam is the largest of the storage dams & reservoirs on the int'l reach of the Rio Grande so it's important to keep it working! Staff did maintenance on penstock headgates, including cleaning & lubricating. ibwc.gov CILA MEXICO City of Del Rio, TX

The USIBWC provides the following update on Tijuana River flows: Mexican pump station PBCILA has returned to operation with two pumps currently online. 1/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

PBCILA is diverting approximately 20 million gallons per day (MGD) from the Tijuana River to Mexican pump station PB1. 2/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

These untreated flows are then pumped to San Antonio de los Buenos for discharge into the ocean about 6 miles south of Tijuana. 3/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

Under current PBCILA operation, we expect flows in the Tijuana River to average around 25 MGD, a significant decrease from previous average of around 45 MGD. 4/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

This should also result in fewer odor complaints. 5/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

As infrastructure in Mexico is further upgraded and repaired and capacity restored, we expect additional flows will be diverted from the Tijuana River and transboundary flows further reduced. 6/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

We continue to work with Mexico to identify and eliminate the sources of transboundary flows in the Tijuana River. 7/7 Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

#Watch: Clearing brush around levees might not seem exciting, but it's critical work in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. USIBWC employees Javier Cardenas and Gustavo Sepulveda recently cleared away growth near Brownsville to prevent flooding during hurricane season.

The USIBWC reports the following on Tijuana River flows: A wastewater pipeline leak in Mexico was detected late last night downstream of Mexican pump station PB1. 1/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

In response, Mexican pump stations PBCILA and PB1 have been taken offline and diversion of flows from the Tijuana River have discontinued. 2/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

An investigation of the leak is in progress. 3/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

We hope the leak source can be identified quickly and either repaired or bypassed so that PBCILA can be restarted and diversion of flows from the Tijuana River can continue. 4/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

Flow in the river is currently 45 million gallons per day (MGD), compared to 11 MGD same time yesterday. 5/ Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

We are in communication with our Mexican counterparts on the status of restoring the pump stations. 6/6 Imperial Beach SanDiegoCounty California Water Boards City of San Diego CILA MEXICO

Managers from the USIBWC Operations Department met in El Paso to reflect on the closing fiscal year’s achievements & challenges & how they can serve communities even better next year. They also met with HQ departments. ibwc.gov