USIBWC Awards Contract To Kick Off San Diego-Tijuana Water
Infrastructure Projects
International Boundary and Water Commission
United States and Mexico
United States Section
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IX
San Francisco, CA
USIBWC Awards Contract To Kick Off San Diego-Tijuana Water
Infrastructure Projects
United States Commissioner
Maria-Elena Giner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico (IBWC) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional
Administrator Martha Guzman today announced the U.S. Section of the Commission
(USIBWC) has awarded a $4,659,432.00 contract to Arcadis, U.S., Inc. to start
work on border water infrastructure improvements at San Diego, California –
Tijuana, Baja California. This marks important progress toward implementing a
recently signed binational IBWC agreement known as Minute
No. 328, “Sanitation Infrastructure Projects in San Diego, California –
Tijuana, Baja California for Immediate Implementation and for Future
Development,”
The contract will lay the
groundwork to double the size of the USIBWC’s South Bay International
Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP) in San Diego, California, which currently
provides treatment to U.S. standards for 25 million gallons per day of
wastewater from Tijuana. Under Minute 328, this plant expansion is part of a
package of projects in both countries expected to result in a 50% reduction in
the number of days of transborder wastewater flow in the Tijuana River and an
80% reduction in the volume of untreated wastewater discharged to the Pacific
Ocean six miles south of the border.
“This is an important first
step to fix the region’s border sanitation problem,” said Commissioner
Giner. “This work will prepare us to use available funds efficiently and
to move quickly to the next phase – design and construction of the expanded
treatment plant. I am committed to transparency in how we implement this
project and to keep our stakeholders informed.”
“This contract represents a
critical step towards controlling the transborder pollution that has long
burdened communities in the region and harmed Tijuana River Valley ecosystems”
said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. “The effort to
expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, which this
contract supports, will mean residents on both sides of the border will have a
healthier, cleaner environment for years to come.”
Under the contract, Arcadis
will:
- Determine
required upgrades and repairs to the existing plant
- Provide
professional recommendation on the maximum size of the plant expansion
with available funding
- Review and
recommend the best procurement method for design and construction of the
plant and any required upgrades to the existing plant
- Prepare
design and construction cost estimates
- Prepare a
detailed project scope of work for the plant expansion
This Phase 1 pre-design work
will enable USIBWC to solicit bids for design of the SBIWTP expansion by summer
2023. The contractor may also provide Program Management and deliverable
reviews as part of the Design and Construction phases.
The SBIWTP expansion is a major
element of the Minute 328 projects, which also include constructing a new
treatment plant in Mexico and rehabilitating and replacing aging sewer lines
and pump stations in Tijuana.
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