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Baja California takes another step to resolve water pollution

It is estimated that the San Antonio de los Buenos treatment plan will begin operations in the last quarter of 2024

By Redacción 2023-12-11T01:49:00+00:00

The governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, informed about the beginning of initial work for the restoration of the San Antonio de los Buenos treatment plan. This project is a response to the commitment expressed by the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, during his recent visit to the state. The project stands out due to its significant impact to eliminate cross-border flows and its contribution to improve the life of the Tijuana-San Diego region.

The state governor thanked the president for his commitment with the people of Baja California and for continuing transforming through greatly relevant projects for the state and wellbeing of all people, highlighting that this project will be financed by the federal government. It will be carried out by the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) in order to fulfill one of the 10 commitments for Baja California announced by the president of Mexico.

Marina del Pilar explained that, through the State Commission of Public Utilities of Tijuana (CESPT), preliminary work is being followed up that contemplates the removal of mud and garbage from Laguna Número Uno to place it in a sanitary container. These actions will be carried out by this agency, necessary to formally launch the project by SEDENA, in order to introduce specialized equipment.

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Marina del Pilar highlighted that the San Antonio de los Buenos treatment plant, whose capacity will increase to 800 liters per second, is one of the state government's priorities regarding the environment and the benefit it will provide to families on both sides of the border.

She stated that this plant was working poorly since 2011 and, since 2015, due to neglect by previous administrations regarding investment for its maintenance, it was only used for a basic treatment of waters that were released into the sea. That’s why a comprehensive solution needed to be designed for this infrastructure, a commitment that was made since the beginning of this administration.

It is estimated that the restoration of this project will take 10 months and that it will begin operations in the last quarter of 2024, accomplishing one of the 16 infrastructure water treatments projects that are part of Acta 328, a binational commitment that contemplates joint binational investment.