U.S.-MEXICO
BORDER XXI PROGRAM
1998 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
EPA 160-R-98-003
United States - Mexico
International Border Ana
* Environment * Natural Resources * Environmental Health *
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Air
Contingency Planning and Emergency Response
Cooperative Enforcement and Compliance
Environmental Health
Environmental Information Resources
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Natural Resources
Pollution Prevention
Water
Glossary of Abbreviations
Directory of Contacts
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INTRODUCTION
The Border XXI Program is an innovative binational effort which brings together the diverse
U.S. and Mexican federal and state entities responsible for the shared border environment to
work cooperatively toward protection of human health and the environment as well as proper
management of natural resources in each country. The Border XXIFramework Document
(Framework Document) is a product of broad public input which defines five-year objectives for
the border environment and describes mechanisms for fulfilling those objectives by facilitating
federal, state and local involvement.
Nine binational Workgroups implement the Border XXI Program by integrating the efforts of
participating entities and defining specific projects to meet Border XXI objectives. Each
Workgroup is lead by a U.S. and Mexican Co-Chairperson. The Workgroups ensure effective
coordination of bilateral efforts by bringing together representatives from federal and state
agencies from both countries with a wide array of environmental interests and perspectives. The
Workgroups have developed or are in the process of exploring the development of subgroups and
other mechanisms to assure the participation of tribal and other border communities in
implementation of the Program.
The Border XXI Workgroups are:
Air
Contingency Planning and Emergency Response
Cooperative Enforcement and Compliance
Environmental Health
Environmental Information Resources
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Natural Resources
Pollution Prevention
Water
These nine Workgroups meet individually as necessary and convene as a whole at least once a
year.
The Border XXI Program 1998 Implementation Plans reflects the United States' and Mexican
governments' continuing efforts and commitment to provide the public with information on
projects that will advance the long-term objectives outlined in the Framework Document, based
on federal funding levels for a given year.
The 1998 Implementation Plans include a complete and updated list of projects for eight of the
nine workgroups. All of the Natural Resources workgroup projects are in addition to those listed
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in the 1997-1998 Implementation Plans. The Border XXI Program 1998 Implementation Plans
has a new format. This new format includes the following: 1) Total extramural money for 1998;
2) Start and closing dates; 3) Project purpose; 4) Project description 5) Accomplishments for
1997; 6) Expected outcome(s) for 1998; 7) Project contacts; and, 8) Participants for each
project. This eliminates a separate chapter for the previous year's accomplishments for 1997.
The 1998 Implementation Plans also provides a glossary with a list of acronyms used in the
document (pg. 177).
Additional information about these activities and future projects is available directly from the
contacts listed and can be obtained through correspondence, telephone calls, or electronic mail
messages. In addition, a list of Workgroup contacts with addresses and telephone numbers is
included in the Directory of Contacts (pg. 187). Individuals who are on public advisory boards,
such as the Good Neighbor Environmental Board or the Joint Advisory Committee for the
Improvement of Air Quality in the El Paso, Texas, Ciudad Juarez and Dona Ana County Air
Basin may also be contacted.
For further information on the Border XXI Program or other border activities please call
1-800-334-0741 or visit the U.S.-Mexico Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder.
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AIR WORKGROUP
1998 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Agua Prieta-Douglas Air Programs
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $50,000.00
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
Complete a particulate (PM-lO)-air toxics study with an overall goal of determining ambient air
pollutant concentrations, apportioning sources and their relative impacts, recommending cost-
effective control strategies, and measuring progress/compliance with the national air quality
standards of each country.
Project Description:
A total of four sites measuring PM-10, selected air toxics, and meteorological parameters will be
cited on both sides of the border. An emissions inventory will be developed early 1999 and
sampling will run from March 1998 through March 1999. Subsequent to the completion of
these activities, a draft final report will be prepared by June 1999 and will include exposure-risk
assessment, source attribution, and potential control strategies. A final report is scheduled for
completion by August 1999.
Accomplishments 1997:
The project was delayed due to delays in Ambos Nogales particulate-air toxics study.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Siting of the Air Monitoring Stations.
Project Contacts):
Gerardo Monroy, ADEQ, (520) 628-6732
Cesar Catalan, INE - Sonora, 52-62-13-5229
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Ciudad de Mexico, 011-525-624-3450
Participants):
Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE), Delegacion Sonora de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente,
Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP), EPA, ADEQ, the state of Sonora, the city of
Douglas, and the city of Agua Prieta.
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Ambos Nogales Air Programs
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $50,000.00
Start Date: 1994 Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose^
Based on the results of the particulate (PM-lO)-air toxics study, recommend cost effective
control strategies and continue base monitoring to measure progress/compliance with the
national air quality standards of each country.
Project Description:
A total of six sites measuring PM-10, PM-2.5, and meteorological parameters, as well as four air
toxics sites measuring selected air toxics, operated on both sides of the border for one year. All
sites ran on a winter-intensive (1 in 3-day cycle) sampling schedule from October 1994 through
March 1995, and subsequently returned to the regular (1 in 6-day cycle) sampling schedule. The
large-scale monitoring portion of the study has terminated, although one base site will continue
operating on each side of the border for ongoing measurement of PM-10, PM-2.5 and
meteorological parameters. Emissions inventory has been developed.
Accomplishments 1997:
An initial report was prepared by November 1997. However, this report did not include
exposure/risk assessment, source attribution, and potential control strategies.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A final report should be ready by July 1998, and it will include exposure/risk assessment, source
attribution and potential control strategies.
Project Contact(s):
Gerardo Monroy, ADEQ, (520) 628-6732
Cesar Catalan, INE - Sonora, 52-62-13-5229
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Ciudad de Mexico, 011-525-624-3450
Participant(s):
Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE) and Delegacion Sonora de la Secretaria de Medio
Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP), EPA, ADEQ, the state of Sonora, the
city of Nogales, Sonora, and the city of Nogales, Arizona.
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Big Bend Air Quality
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $800,000.00
Start Date: 1993
Completion Date: 2005
Project Purpose:
Determine the likely impact of pollution sources on visibility at Big Bend National Park.
Project Description:
Big Bend National Park is a Class I area, where federal land managers and the EPA are required
to protect scenic vistas from the degradation of visibility. Visibility is the ability to see the color,
shape, contrast, and texture of a landscape or city skyline. The EPA, the National Park Service,
and PROFEPA are working to identify significant trends in air quality and visibility, identify
industrial and commercial air pollution sources that degrade air quality, and design a strategy to
reduce air pollution from sources compromising air quality and visibility.
Accomplishments 1997:
NPS and PROFEPA (Mexico's Attorney General for the Environment) completed an initial
study in the fall of 1996. At the National Coordinator's meeting in 1997, Mexico made public
statements committing to a comprehensive study planned for summer and winter in 1998-1999.
Mexico and the U.S. are working in parallel to analyze the data, and are holding a series of
meetings to discuss the data analyses on the data collected during the 1996 field study.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Final report on the 1996 field study (available to the public). Final workplan for any follow-up
field work. Follow-up field work has been postponed to summer of 1999.
Project Contacts):
Miguel Flores, NFS-Denver, (303) 969-2072
Alfredo David Gidi, PROFEPA
Jim Yarbrougb, EPA Region 6, (214) 665-7232
Participants):
NPS, Procuraduria Federal de Protection al Ambiente (PROFEPA), Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Border Vehicle Congestion
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $105,000.00
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
In response to draft comments on Border XXI, the Air Workgroup acknowledges the need to
create a subgroup on Border Vehicle Congestion and air quality. The Border Vehicle
Congestion Subgroup will recommend possible ways to reduce vehicular congestion along the
US-Mexico Border and, thus, reduce vehicular air emissions within the border region.
Project Description:
The Binational Air Workgroup will support the development of a subgroup on Border
Congestion to review ongoing efforts and make recommendations on innovative ways to reduce
air pollution attributable to congestion at border crossings. The subgroup will involve
participation from a wide variety of governmental (e.g., DOT, EPA, INE, Customs, state, local)
and non-governmental entities (e.g., private sector, NGOs, academia).
Accomplishments 1997:
A draft workplan was drafted by the Western Governors Association.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The Subgroup will convene several times this year to finalize the workplan.
The Subgroup will convene several times this year to begin evaluating pollution reduction
options.
Recommendations will be due back to the workgroup by early 1999.
Project Contacts):
John Leary, WGA (303) 623-9378
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE-Mexico City, 52-56-24-3450
Gerardo Rios, EPA-Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Participant(s):
EPA, INE, WGA plus representatives from other federal, state and local government
institutions, NGOs, industry, and academia.
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Brownsville /Laredo Air Programs
Total Extramural $S 1998:
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
Develop and operate monitoring station networks in Brownsville and Laredo for nitrogen oxides,
ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate (PM-10), lead, pesticides, and
meteorological parameters (e.g., wind speed/wind direction). These efforts are designed to
acquire better baseline air quality information for these cities.
Project Description:
Given the physical, demographic, vehicular traffic, and industrial characteristics of the
Brownsville-Matamoros and Laredo-Nuevo Laredo air basins, there is an immediate need to
evaluate levels of targeted air pollutants. Annex V to the 1983 La Paz agreement directs EPA
and Institute Nacional de Ecologia (INE) to assess the causes of and develop solutions to air
quality problems in border sister cities.
The EPA is sponsoring monitors in both communities. In Brownsville and Laredo, TNRCC
operates a monitoring device for polyaromatic hydrocarbons, ozone, carbon monoxide, volatile
organic compounds, lead, arsenic, and meteorological data. The EPA, TNRCC, and NMED will
discuss the addition of a monitor in another border city where little or no monitoring is currently
taking place-
Accomplishments 1997:
The TNRCC has collected the data and reported it into the EPA AIRS system for review and
retrieval.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continued operation of the air monitoring network.
Project Contact(s):
Stuart Dattner, TNRCC
Matthew Witosky, EPA Region 6, (214) 665-7214
Participant(s):
EPA, TNRCC
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
California - Baja California Intensive Air Quality Monitoring Study
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $435,000.00
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
To undertake special monitoring study to provide the additional information required for the
development of ozone, particulate matter and carbon monoxide attainment plans in the
California - Baja California Border Region. In addition, the study will generate the data that
will be used to integrate the northern Mexico border region into the Southern California Ozone
Study.
Project Description:
To verify and assess the emission inventories under development for Baja California, CARB
will undertake a meteorological and air quality study that will supplement the data from
existing networks in Tijuana and Mexicali. The first phase will provide an ambient hydrocarbon
and meteorological data set that will allow the use of source/receptor type mathematical models
for estimating uncertainties in the emissions inventory. The second phase will provide
additional upper-air meteorological measurements that will allow the area of Baja California to
be integrated into the Southern California Ozone Study. The primary objective of the Southern
California Ozone Study is to develop a meteorological and air quality data set that will be used
to exercise a regional photochemical model.
A detailed breakout of costs is currently available along with a more detailed project proposal.
The total cost is at the same level as other similar field studies and in proportion to the costs of
larger field studies (e.g., El Paso-Juarez-Sunland Park Summer Ozone Study).
Accomplishments 1997:
The California-Baja California Technical Sub-workgroup of the Binational Air Workgroup has
met regularly to discuss the project. The summer ozone monitoring data collection was
completed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
CARB will provide a report on its findings for Phase I of the study. CARB will perform Phase
II of the study, which includes an inventory of mobile source emissions along the California -
Baja California Border.
Project Contact(s):
Mark Fuentes, CARB, 619-645-5233;
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Rene Mendivil, SEMARNAP - Baja CA, 52-65-52-4987;
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Ciudad de Mexico, 011-525-624-3450
Caspar Torres, Imperial APCD - 619-339-4606
Dan Speer, San Diego APCD - 619-694-3311
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Participants):
Primary U.S. partners are EPA, GARB, the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, and the
Imperial Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the Western Governors Association.
Primary Mexican partners are Institute Nacional de Ecologia (INE), Delegacion Baja California
de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca (SEMARNAP).
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CICA - U.S.- Mexico Information Center on Air Pollution
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $120,000.00
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
The center (CICA) provides Mexican federal, state and local environmental officials and
universities working along the U.S.- Mexico border with access to pertinent information related
to assessment of air pollutant emissions, ambient monitoring, dispersion modeling, and control
technologies and pollution prevention programs that will aid in achievement of emission
reductions.
Project Description:
The CICA capabilities include: access to EPA technical expertise through a bilingual
(Spanish/English) information line (toll-free for Mexico); fully functional World Wide Web
Home Page; technical assistance, including EPA contractor support, on air-related problems;
Spanish-language versions of technical documents and air quality models; maintenance and
improvements to the U.S.-Mexico ambient air quality monitoring clearinghouse (in conjunction
and integrated with the CICA Home Page); answer technical questions and provide information
and access to CATC products, services and data bases.
Accomplishments 1997:
* Issued final report: "Air Emissions from Scrap Tire Combustion;" EPA-600/R-97-115
(English)
*Issued final report: "Ambient Air Monitoring Plan for Ciudad Acufia and Piedras Negras,
Coahuila, Mexico;" EPA-456/R-98-001 (English) and EPA-456/R-98-002 (Spanish)
Expected Qutcome(s) for 1998:
Issue final Spanish versions of SCREENS and ISCLT3 air quality dispersion models.
Issue final report: "Air Emissions from Scrap Tire Combustion;" EPA-600/R-97-115 (Spanish)
Complete report "Technical Basis for Appendices to Annex IV of the La Paz Agreement".
Initiate laboratory study and testing: "Emissions from Street Vender Cooking Devices".
Initiate study with EPA Region VI: "Evaluation of Emission Reductions for Point, Area and
Mobile Source Emissions in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico".
Initiate grant through EPA Region VI to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
for: "Ciudad Juarez Multi-Modal Transportation Study, Phase II".
Initiate a grant through EPA Region IX to the Western Governors Association: "Ambient Air
Quality Monitoring for Tecate".
Project Contact(s):
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Bob Blaszczak - EPA, OAQPS (919) 541 -5432/blaszczak.bob@epamail.epa.gov
Rosalina Rodriguez, EPA/OAQPS - (919) 541-5298/Rodriguez.rosalina@epamail.epa.gov
Jaime Mendieta-EPA, OAQPS (919) 541-0547/mendieta.jaime@epamail.epa.gov
CICA Home Page- http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/cica/
CICA Hotline - From Mexico Toll-Free (800) 304-1115
From all other locations (919) 541-1800 FAX - (919) 541-0242
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE-Mexico City, 52-56-24-3450/vparamo@chajul.ine.gob.mx
Participants):
INE, EPA, and others depending on project.
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Air Workgroup 1998 Implementation Plans
Ciudad Juarez- El Paso - Sunland Park Air Quality Study
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1986
Completion Date: 2005
Project Purpose:
Achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) on the U.S. side, and the
Mexican Official Norms on Air Quality in the Mexican side of the Ciudad Juarez, Sunland Park,
and El Paso region. Provide technical assistance and cooperation to enhance the ability of the
state, local and federal governments to improve air quality in the region.
Project Description:
The EPA and SEMARNAP are charged with the leadership role of attaining the air quality
standards in the Ciudad Juarez, El Paso, and Sunland Park air basin. The regional geographic
features of the "Paso del Norte" area require a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local
officials charged with regulatory responsibility to improve air quality. The U.S. and Mexico
are basing their activities on the U.S. model of gathering actual meteorological data, gathering
information on emissions in an inventory format, and using computer analysis to recreate the
pollution dispersion and photochemical pollution formation processes. The EPA and
SEMARNAP will use these analytical tools to design a control strategy to improve air quality
across the binational air basin.
Accomplishments 1997:
The EPA and SEMARNAP conducted an intensive ozone study throughout the airshed (in all
three cities of the area) in the summer of 1996. The contractor for the subgroup completed final
reports on data collected and analyses performed. The subgroup acquired computer equipment
and contractor support to perform Urban Airshed Modeling for the entire basin, when data
gathering and data preparation is complete during 1998.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A final, peer-reviewed report will be complete during 1998, as will a chemical mass-balance
analysis of the monitoring study. The EPA and SEMARNAP personnel will be trained in the
use of the UAM-V/CAMX urban airshed models. The EPA, SEMARNAP and local officials
are working to consolidate the data gathering operations from the binational network during
1997. The subgroup will prepare data for computer modeling analysis for the binational air
basin. Statistical analysis and modeling will begin.
Project Contact(s):
Jim Yarbrough (EPA-Region 6), (214) 665-7232
Matthew Witosky (EPA-Region 6),(214) 665-8015
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Victor Hugo Paramo, (INE), 011-525-624-3450
Luis Raul Cordova (SEMARNAP-Chihuahua),
Cecilia Williams, (NMED), (505) 827-0042
Archie Clouse (TNRCC), (915) 778-9634
Jesus Reynoso (City of El Paso), (915) 771-5816 Oscar Ibanez (City of Juarez)
Diana Borja (TNRCC), (512) 239-10
Participants):
INE, SEMARNAP - Chihuahua,TNRCC, Cd. Juarez, El Paso, Chihuahua, EPA, NMED
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Energy and Air Quality
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $50,000.00
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
In response to draft comments on Border XXI, the Air Workgroup acknowledges the need to
create a subgroup on Energy and Air Quality. The Subgroup will recommend opportunities to
conserve energy, increase energy efficiency, and reduce air pollution within the border region.
Project Description:
The Binational Air Workgroup will support the development of a subgroup on Energy and Air
Quality to review ongoing efforts and make recommendations on innovative ways to promote
energy efficiency and the increased use of renewable energy sources in the border region. The
subgroup will involve participation from a wide variety of governmental (e.g., DOE, EPA, INE,
PEMEX, CFE, state, local) and non-governmental entities (e.g., private sector, NGOs,
academia).
Accomplishments 1997:
The Subgroup was initiated by the Binational Air Workgroup in February 1997. The Subgroup
met twice and a draft workplan outline was developed for the Subgroup.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The Subgroup will convene several times this year to finalize the workplan.
The Subgroup will convene several times this year to begin evaluating pollution reduction
options.
Recommendations will be due back to the workgroup in calendar year 1999.
Project Contact(s):
John Leary, WGA (303) 623-9378
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE-Mexico City, 52-56-24-3450
Gerardo Rios, EPA-Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Participant(s):
EPA, INE, WGA plus representatives from other federal, state and local government
institutions, NGOs, industry, and academia.
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Mexicali - Imperial Valley Air Programs
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $268,000.00
Start Date: 1995 Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
Continue operation of monitoring network Mexicali for nitrogen oxides, ozone, carbon
monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulates (PM-10), lead, selected airborne toxic compounds, and
meteorological parameters (e.g., wind speed/wind direction). In addition to the monitoring
efforts, emissions inventory work is underway in this area. These efforts are intended to lay
the foundation for an air quality management program with overall goals of determining
ambient air pollutant concentrations, apportioning sources and their relative impacts,
recommending cost effective control strategies, and measuring progress/compliance with the air
quality standards of each country.
Project Description:
The Mexicali - Imperial Valley project represents a continuation of efforts to operate the
Mexicali air monitoring network, analyze samples, quality assure data, and provide technical
support. Emissions inventory work is based on the recently developed Mexican emissions
inventory methodology (See "Emissions Inventory Methodology Pilot Project"). The
methodology identifies the most appropriate emissions estimation methods by individual source
type for point area, motor vehicle, and natural sources.
Accomplishments 1997:
The California - Baja California Technical Sub-workgroup of the Binational Air Workgroup
met regularly to discuss the projects and contractors provided technical support in the
installation, operation and maintenance of the network as well as the development of an
emissions inventory.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continued operation of the air monitoring stations. Initiate training and infrastructure for INE
and/or local government to begin phasing into the operation and maintenance of the network. A
total of $36,000 were allocated FY 98 to begin this process both in Mexicali and Tijuana. The
Air Workgroup expects to complete the first emissions inventory for Mexicali by the end of
calendar year 1998 (See "Emissions Inventory Methodology Pilot Project").
Project Contact(s):
Mark Fuentes, CARB, 619-645-5233
Rene Mendivil, SEMARNAP - Baja CA, 52-65-52-4987
Oralia Lopez, ITT - 52-66-21055 ext. 252
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Caspar Torres, Imperial APCD, 619-339-4606
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Ciudad de Mexico, 011-525-624-3450
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Participants):
Primary U.S. partners are EPA, GARB, the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, the
Imperial Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the Western Governors Association.
Primary Mexican partners are Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE-Mexico City), Delegacion
Baja California de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca
(SEMARNAP), and the Tijuana Technical Institute (ITT).
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Mexico's Air Pollution Training Program
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 10/01/94
Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
Build infrastructure and expertise in Mexico to deliver needed air quality management training
in an efficient and coordinated manner.
Project Description:
The UTA is assisting INE and its designated institutions (1) to design, develop and implement
an air pollution training needs assessment; and (2) to establish Mexico's air pollution training
program. The first element will identify the current and future training needs of federal, state
and municipal air quality management staff in five cities along the border (Tijuana, Nogales,
Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Acufia and Matamoros). The second element will identify and develop
needed infrastructure to efficiently prepare and deliver air quality management training in
Mexico. Mexico's air pollution training program will be supported by 3 border regional training
centers that will serve as main sources for training development activities, depositories for
environmental training materials, training sites and satellite downlink sites.
Accomplishments 1997:
The air pollution training needs assessment report and the training program blueprint document
are complete. A discussion of the two documents was held during the March 1996 National
Coordinator's Meeting in El Paso, Texas. INE, ITT, UTA, and EPA inaugurated the First
Regional Environmental Center at the ITT in April 1996 with the delivery of the Control of
Particulate course. The second center at the Institute Tecnologico de Cd. Juarez was
inaugurated hi August 1996 and the Emissions Inventory course was delivered as part of the
inauguration activities. Prior to delivery, both courses were translated, adapted, and pilot tested
in Mexico City by the UAM-Azc and INE. Finally, the training resources identification project
was completed by UTA. Control of Particulates course was delivered in Cd. Juarez in June,
1997. Finalized needs survey results.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Training activities and capacity building for FY98 will be directed toward the Cd. Juarez area in
coordination with implementation of the Air Quality Plan for Cd. Juarez. Priority areas for
course development and delivery will be identified by INE. Complete adaptation and
translation into Spanish of Control of Gaseous Emissions course.
Project Contact(s):
Lourdes Morales, EPA-OAQPS, (919) 541-4940/morales.lourdes@epamail.epa.gov
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Victor Hugo Paramo, INE-Mexico City, 52-56-24-3450/vparamo@chajul@ine.gob.mx
Participant(s):
In the United States: EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), EPA
Regions 6 and 9, EPA Office of International Activities (OIA), and University of Texas at
Arlington (UTA). In Mexico: Institute Nacional de Ecologia (INE), Procuradoria Federal de
Protection al Ambiente (PROFEPA), Universidad Autonoma Metropolitan de Azcapotzalco
(UAM-Azc), Institute Tecnologico de Tijuana (ITT) and Institute Tecnologico de Cd. Juarez
(ITJ).
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Mexico Emissions Inventory Development Program
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $257,000.00
Start Date: 1996 Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
Build the capacity in Mexico for the development of emissions inventories that can be used by
both countries for binational air programs. These emissions data will provide Mexico with a
better understanding of its own air pollution sources and thus form the basis for developing an
emissions control program. They will also enhance the U.S. air quality planning process.
Project Description:
The follow-up body to the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission and Mexico have
common needs for developing emissions inventory information. The GCVTC follow-up body
is sponsoring projects to develop an emissions inventory for areas, including Mexico, that
potentially contribute to regional haze on the Colorado Plateau. Mexico is conducting a variety
of air quality planning efforts that will benefit from countrywide emission information.
Accomplishments 1997:
The final implementation plan for the methodology was developed. Training course materials
and inventory manuals are being prepared. Training was delivered in Juarez (August 1996) and
Tijuana (November 1996). Technical studies have been planned and will consist of five parts:
special studies and refinement of inventory methodology; methodology testing; validation of
emission estimates; emission factor applicability to Mexico; and uncertainty analysis. Pilot
implementations were planned for Mexicali and Tijuana. The pilot program for Mexicali is
currently being implemented. The pilot implementation for Tijuana will begin in the last
quarter of calendar year 1998. The following manuals were completed: Fundamentals, Basic
Emission Estimating Techniques, Point Sources, Area Sources, Motor Vehicles, Advanced
Training Workbook. Also, the prototype to the point source questionnaire was completed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Additional training manuals will be developed this year both in English and in Spanish. The
Mexicali Emissions Inventory Pilot Project will provide the necessary information to refine the
manuals further and allow the creation of a train the trainers manual. The database options
analysis is expected to be completed this summer. The workplan for the Mobile Source Studies
and the development of a Mobile-Mexico Model are expected to be completed this year. The
implementation of these workplans is expected to be completed in late 1998, or early 1999. The
Tijuana emissions inventory pilot implementation will begin in the last quarter of calendar year
1998.
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Project Contacts):
John Leary, WA (303) 623-9378
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Mexico City, 52-56-24-3451
Gerardo Rios, EPA-Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Participant(s):
EPA, SEMARNAP, INE, WGA, Border States and municipalities
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The Joint Advisory Committee to the La Paz Air Work Group
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: November 1997 Completion Date: November 1998
Project Purpose:
The Joint Advisory Committee is a panel of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.
The Committee is to advise and provide recommendations to the Air Work Group, as the Air
Work Group devises a binational strategy to improve air quality in the El Paso, Juarez, and
Sunland Park air basin under Annex V.
Project Description:
Appendix I to Annex V of the La Paz Agreement created a joint citizens advisory committee to
provide official recommendations from a public body to the La Paz Air Work Group.
Composed often members from each country, the group will promote widespread community
involvement in the implementation of innovative, cost-effective air quality solutions. The JAC
has made a series of recommendations to the Air Work Group to reduce emissions throughout
the air shed. The Joint Advisory Committee is also a liaison among federal agencies, state
agencies, and the community to develop solutions to pernicious air quality problems.
Accomplishments 1997:
The JAC has recommended that the Air Work Group take actions on oxygenated fuel, vehicle
inspection and maintenance programs, and the use of supplemental environmental projects. The
JAC has held 5 meetings to date, and is now drafting a Strategic Plan to guide the activities of
the JAC in selecting recommendations for the Air Work Group.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The Committee is drafting a strategic plan to guide the Committee in selecting what critical air
pollution sources must be addressed, and how the recommendations should be presented to the
Air Work Group. The strategic plan would also be used by the Air Work Group in designing a
comprehensive air quality improvement plan.
Project Contact(s):
Matthew Witosky, EPA Region 6, (214) 665-8015.
Victor Valenzuela, TNRCC Region 6 (El Paso) 915-778-9634
Dr. Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Mexico City, 52-56-24-3451
Participants): TNRCC, NMED, Environmental Defense Fund, Instituto Nacional de Ecologia
(INE), Procuraduria Federal de Protection al Ambiente (PROFEPA), Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC), EPA
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Tijuana - San Diego Air Programs
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $268,000.00
Start Date: 1995
Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
Continue development and operation of monitoring networks in Tijuana for nitrogen oxides,
ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulates (PM-10), lead, selected airborne toxic
compounds, and meteorological parameters (e.g., wind speed/wind direction). In addition to the
monitoring efforts, emissions inventory work will commence in this area. These efforts are
intended to lay the foundation for an air quality management program with overall goals of
determining ambient air pollutant concentrations, apportioning sources and their relative
impacts, recommending cost effective control strategies, and measuring progress/compliance
with the air quality standards of each country.
Project Description:
The Tijuana-San Diego projects represent a continuation of efforts to operate the Tijuana air
monitoring network, analyze samples, quality assure data, and provide technical support.
Emissions inventory work will be based on the recently developed Mexican emissions
inventory methodology (See "Emissions Inventory, Methodology Pilot Project"). The
methodology identifies the most appropriate emissions estimation methods by individual source
type for point area, motor vehicle, and natural sources.
Accomplishments 1997:
The California - Baja California Technical Sub-workgroup of the Binational Air Workgroup
met regularly to discuss the projects and contractors provided technical support in the
installation, operation and maintenance of the network. The six station air monitoring network
was completed and is fully operational.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continued operation of the air monitoring stations. Initiate training and infrastructure for INE
and/or local government to begin phasing into the operation and maintenance of the network. A
total of $36,000 were allocated FY 98 to begin this process both in Mexicali and Tijuana. By
the end of calendar year 1998, the air workgroup will begin planning the Tijuana emissions
inventory.
Project Contact(s):
MarkFuentes, CARB, 619-645-5233
Rene Mendivil, SEMARNAP - Baja CA, 52-65-52-4987
Oralia Lopez, ITT - 52-66-21055 ext. 252
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Dan Speer, San Diego APCD, 619-694-3311
Victor Hugo Paramo, INE - Ciudad de Mexico, 011-525-624-3450
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, (415) 744-1259
Participants):
Primary U.S. partners are EPA, GARB, the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, the
Imperial Valley Air Pollution Control District, and the Western Governors Association.
Primary Mexican partners are Instituto National de Ecologia (INE - Mexico City), Delegacion
Baja California de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca
(SEMARNAP), and the Tijuana Technical Institute (ITT).
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1998 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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Contingency Planning and Emergency Response Workgroup
1998 Implementation Plans
Technical Assistance Workshops for Sister Cities
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $100,000.00
Start Date: 03/01/98 Completion Date: 09/01/98
Project Purpose:
Provide technical assistance to border sister cities in developing their joint sister city plans.
Project Description:
The objectives of these workshops was to identify problems in the development of contingency
plans for chemical emergency response and to work to resolve those problems and develop a
joint sister city contingency plan. For 1997, the focus will be on sister cities issues relating to
the completion of their plans. In 1996, a workgroup was formed that included a part of Texas
and all Tamaulipas, in which a document was developed that identifies the existing problems
with the transborder crossing of personnel and equipment in this region and also proposes
certain actions to break these barriers. In 1997, this document can serve as a basis for other
regions that also need to address the impediments to mutual planning and response between
both sister cities. Meetings will be scheduled for groupings of sister cities to address issues
which have been identified through the mutual process of developing each sister city plan.
Accomplishments 1997:
Technical assistance workshops for sister cities have taken place in Mexicali/Calexico;
Reynosa/McAllen; and Piedras Negras/Eagle Pass. These workshops were conducted by the
International City and County Management Association under a cooperative agreement with
EPA.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
In 1998, two sister city meetings will be held. The first will be held on March 20,1998 in San
Diego and will include representatives from the San Diego/Tecate-Tijuana and
Mexicali/Calexico. The second meeting will be held with the sister cities along the border of
the states of Arizona and Sonora and will include training on CAMEO both the English and
Spanish version. Later in 1998, two sister city plans will be exercised to determine needed
changes in improving the plan. Additionally, during the months of May and June, training
sessions which focus on prevention of chemical accidents will be held with the remaining Sister
Cities.
Project Contacts:
Sherry Fielding
(202) 260-6174
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E-mail: fielding.shertyi@.epaitiail.cpa.gov
Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Participant(s):
EPA, PROFEPA, border states, and sister cities
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Inventory of Resources for Emergency Attention in Mexican Sister Cities
Total extramural $$:
Start date: 1996 Completion date (est.): December 1998
Project Purpose:
Develop an inventory of resources for response to emergencies for each sister city in Mexico.
Project Description:
The inventory will provide a current evaluation of states and will provide information during an
emergency. In 1996, inventories were developed for sister cities in the states of Baja California
and Chihuahua. The inventories will be continued for the rest of the cities in Mexico (Sonora,
Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas). As standard practice, these inventories exist in all
U.S. sister cities.
Accomplishments 1997:
The development of an inventory of emergency response resources has been completed for the
States of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora and Tamaulipas at the end of 1997. This completes the
Mexican border area.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
These completed inventories will be incorporated into a computerized system(GIS) by the end
of 1998.
Project Contacts:
Sherry Fielding
(202) 260-6174
E-mail: fielding.sherry@epamail.epa.gov
Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Participants):
PROFEPA and Mexican sister cities
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Training and Translation of CAMEO
Total extramural
Start date: September 1996
Completion date (est.): December 1998
Project Purpose:
To translate the CAMEO system into Spanish and train users in sister cities, so officials at the
border will have similar systems to use.
Project Description:
The CAMEO system can manage information dealing with hazardous substances, industries,
emergency response groups, maps, etc. This will aid in the identification of the chemical risks
in the sister cities and, on occasion, will support in the process of making decisions in an
emergency situation. This system has been developed for Windows and will be translated into
Spanish. A pilot project will be carried out in various sister cities to test its utility.
Accomplishments 1997:
In 1997, the translation of CAMEO was completed and work was begun on QA/QC of the
system and beta testing.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The translation of CAMEO into Spanish will be completed in Spring 1998. Training in the
input of data and use of the system will be provided to the Sister Cities throughout the
remainder of 1998.
Project Contacts:
Sherry Fielding
(202) 260-6174
E-mail: fielding.sherry@epamail.epa.gov
Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Participant(s):
EPA, PROFEPA, Border States, and Sister Cities
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Joint Contingency Plan
Total extramural $$:
Start date: March 1996
Completion date (est): Spring 1998
Project Purpose:
Revise the U.S./Mexico joint Contingency Plan (JCP) to reflect legislative and policy changes in
both countries.
Project Description:
The final version of the JCP was revised by the JRT. It is being prepared for signature by the
management of SEMARNAP and EPA. This plan will be used for the development of local
plans by the fourteen sister cities.
Accomplishments 1997:
The final version of the JCP has been reviewed and approved by the U.S./Mexico Joint
Response Team.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
This final version of the JCP will be signed by the two countries by June 1998.
Project Contacts:
Kim Jennings
(202) 260-5046
E-mail: jennings.kim@epamail.epa.gov
Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Participants):
All member of the Joint Response Team (JRT)
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Start date:
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Exercise the Joint Contingency Plan (JCP)
Completion date (est.):
Project Purpose:
Exercise the new Sister City plans in order to determine what changes need to be made to those
plans.
Project Description:
A pair of sister cities will be chosen, and then the appropriate groups and individuals will
convene to determine the scenario and date for the simulation. A schedule for four (4)
simulations will be developed by September 1997. One of these will be a full scale exercise,
while the others will focus primarily on the communications between the federal levels, state,
and locals.
Accomplishments 1997:
An exercise of the notification procedures between federal levels of the governments was held
hi Nuevo Larado/Larado in November 1997.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Lessons were learned from this exercises which will be incorporated into the implementation of
future exercises. A schedule for the three remaining exercises will be established in March 1998
and the exercises will be held prior to the end of 1998.
Project Contacts:
Sherry Fielding
(202) 260-6174
E-mail: fielding.sherry@epamail.epa.gov
Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Participants):
All members of the Joint Response Team (JRT)
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Follow-up on Recommendations of the Transboundary Mobilization of
Personnel and Equipment Workgroup
Total extramural!
Start date: May 1997
Completion date (est): December 1998
Project Purpose:
To form a U.S./Mexico JRT workgroup on transboundary mobilization of personnel and
equipment to identify barriers to and recommendations for improving cross border emergency
response. The JRT will then implement those recommendations.
Project Description:
Formation of the U.S./Mexico JRT Workgroup on Transboundary Mobilization of Personnel
and Equipment was a workplan item in 1996/1997. The Workgroup convened its first meeting
in July 1996 and held a total of four additional meetings. In the initial meetings, the Workgroup
brainstormed to identify all possible barriers to rapid border crossing, and then identified four
key barriers and four secondary barriers on which to focus their attention. For each barrier, the
Workgroup identified the factors that make it a barrier and then provided recommendations for
possible resolution. For 1997/1998, these recommendations will be studied and appropriate
measures taken, ensuring involvement at the local level.
Accomplishments 1997:
In 1997, the JRT reviewed and developed steps to implement several of the recommendations
from the Workgroup.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
In 1998 the JRT will establish a webpage for border activities, develop a semi-annual report on
U.S./Mexico accomplishments and upcoming activities, gather all existing emergency response
laws, treaties, and agreements to be put on the webpage, include an overview of the roles and
responsibilities for each U.S. and Mexican agencies in the JCP, involve industry, customs, and
immigration representatives in Federal, state, and local contingency planning, and develop
outreach strategies for JRT activities and products.
Project Contacts:
Sherry Fielding
(202) 260-6174
E-mail: fielduig.sherry@epamail.epa.gov
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Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Participant(s):
Federal, state, and local officials
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U.S./Mexico Notification Procedures
Total extramural $$:
Start date: March 1997
Completion date (est.): December 1998
Project Purpose:
To establish a centre for emergencies in Mexico in order to facilitate rapid notification of
chemical emergencies to all appropriate authorities along the U.S./Mexico border.
Project Description:
The US NRC is sending the notification for chemical accidents that occur along the US border
area to the Mexican co-chair of the JRT. Otherwise, the incidents happen in the Mexican border
area have been reported to the U.S. co-chair. Mexico is establishing the Center for Emergencies
to facilitate the rapid notification to all the appropriate authorities along the US/Mexico border.
To help with this effort, the EPA arranged for a delegation from PROFEPA to visit the US
NRC, CHEMTREC, and other facilities. EPA is also exploring options for training of Mexican
officials at the NRC.
Accomplishments 1997:
The Mexican Centre for Emergencies was established in 1997.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
It is expected that the Mexican Centre for Emergencies will be fully operational by the end of
1998.
Project Contacts:
Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
(525) 666-9450
Sherry Fielding
(202) 260-6174
E-mail: fielduig.sherry@epamail.epa.gov
Participants):
PROFEPA, EPA, and the U.S. National Response Centre (NRC)
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1998 Implementation Plans
Cooperative Enforcement and Compliance Strategy
Total extramural SS: 96,500
Start/Completion date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
To improve coordination among the local, state and federal agencies on both sides of the border
involved in environmental enforcement and compliance.
Project Description:
EPA and PROFEPA are establishing regional Subgroups along the border, with the participation
of all the involved agencies. Participants will address items in which they may coordinate their
activities, in accordance with applicable laws and available resources. The cooperative
activities may be directed, for example, at specific problems identified in the industrial sector.
The Subgroups will identify selected common priorities and develop cooperative enforcement
and compliance actions targeted to address those priorities, including through:
1. The sharing of information held by one country which may assist the other in
detecting noncompliance with the latter's environmental regulations.
2. The planning, programming and implementation of enforcement and voluntary
compliance activities necessary to assure and potentially go beyond compliance.
3. Technical support, such as exchange of information and expertise.
4. Cooperation in investigating specific enforcement cases.
Accomplishments 1997:
EPA and PROFEPA continued regional Subgroups for Texas/New Mexico/Chihuahua and
California/Baja California, established a Subgroup for Arizona/Sonora, and approved the
establishment of Subgroups for Coahuila/Texas and Tamaulipas/Texas. The Mexican and U.S.
Sections of IBWC and the National Water Commission (CNA), and customs and transportation
officials of both countries have been invited as participants in the Work Group and its
Subgroups.
Expected Outcomes for 1998:
Initiate the new Coahuila/Texas and Tamaulipas/Texas Subgroups, by April. Each Subgroup
will explore expanded participation of, and identify contacts from, U.S. tribal governments,
Mexican state governments, and local governments on both sides. By April, each Subgroup will
identify at least one set of priorities for cooperative initiatives, to be initiated April to December,
1998. Priority targets may include enforcement of analogous requirements on both sides of the
border, on issues mutually agreed to by the Parties.
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Project Contacts:
See Annex I for contacts for each Subgroup.
Participants:
PROFEPA, EPA, DOJ, state, local and tribal environmental authorities, U.S. and Mexican
customs and transportation agencies. (See Annex I for more detailed list for each Subgroup).
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Guidance for Cooperation in Enforcement Cases
Total extramural $$: 0
Start and completion date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
To improve field coordination in environmental enforcement.
Project Description:
In accordance with their respective jurisdictions and applicable law, PROFEPA, EPA, and DOJ
will identify and analyze mechanisms for the coordination of specific matters relating to the
enforcement of and compliance with environmental law. They will develop guidance, in
particular, with respect to the sharing of information, the gathering and presentation of evidence,
and other matters that may arise within the ambit of administrative proceedings developed by
PROFEPA and administrative and civil judicial proceedings developed by EPA and DOJ.
Accomplishments 1997:
PROFEPA, EPA, DOJ, and Canadian authorities began analyzing legal issues pertaining to the
exchange of information in support of enforcement cooperation under the auspices of the North
American Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Work Group. This effort will provide a
solid basis for developing binational guidelines.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Antonio Azuela de la Cueva, PROFEPA, Steven Herman, EPA, and Lois Schiffer, DOJ, will
issue a joint communication to inform field personnel on both sides of the border of the
cooperative efforts that have been undertaken to share information and provide assistance in the
gathering and presentation of evidence, and attach guidance in which they set forth the existing
international and national mechanisms for the same, as well as a list of contacts in each country
with expertise in these areas to facilitate cooperation in enforcement cases.
Project Contacts:
Miguel Angel Cancino, PROFEPA; Lawrence Sperling, EPA; Ignacia Moreno, DOJ
Participants:
EPA, DOJ, PROFEPA, state and local environmental agencies
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Enforcement and Compliance Results Information-Sharing
Total extramural $$: $16,000
Start and completion date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
To exchange and publicize information on the environmental enforcement activities of both
countries in the border area.
Project Description:
EPA, PROFEPA and other participant authorities will conduct an annual exchange of
information regarding enforcement and voluntary compliance activities in the border area, in
accordance with the criteria which the Group will determine. To complement this, EPA and
PROFEPA will consider, in specific cases, sharing information regarding the nature and severity
of the violations detected and the sanctions imposed, in accordance with the applicable
legislation in each country. To facilitate the preparation of binational reports on Work Group
activities, each Subgroup will annually prepare and semiannually update a binationally agreed-
to report on their respective activities, organized to the extent possible along the project
categories described in this Work Plan.
Accomplishments 1997:
In January, 1997, PROFEPA provided EPA a report for 1996, and in May, 1997, PROFEPA
provided to EPA a report on progress for 1997. These reports included data for the period of
August 1992 to December 1996. In May, 1997, EPA sent PROFEPA a report on enforcement
actions in the U.S. southern border for 1995 and 1996, including a statistical summary and a
description of several specific cases. PROFEPA and EPA have identified their respective
enforcement and compliance indicators for the border areas.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The Work Group will continue with its regular data exchanges, expanding its efforts to include
information on enforcement activities for all environmental media, as well as information on
specific cases. Each Subgroup will annually prepare and semiannually update a binationally
agreed-to report on their respective activities.
Project Contacts:
Miguel Angel Cancino, PROFEPA; Armand LePage, EPA
Participants:
EPA, DOJ, PROFEPA, state and local environmental agencies
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Training
Total extramural SS: $92,500
Start and Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
To build capacity through cooperative training on various aspects of environmental enforcement
and compliance.
Project Description:
A. Field Investigations and Sampling: In cooperation with the Hazardous Waste Work Group,
the Work Group will conduct training which has been developed in this area.
B. Hazardous Waste Laws and Definitions: The Work Group will explore cross training by
agency personnel on their respective definitions and management requirements for hazardous
waste.
C. Pretreatment Inspections: EPA and CNA will enhance the training to support municipal
pretreatment inspection programs for industrial dischargers, and provide it in critical regions of
the border.
D. Principles of Environmental Enforcement and Compliance: The Work Group will explore
additional presentations of this workshop in the border area, integrating previous participants as
facilitators.
E. Transboundarv Hazardous Waste and CFG Shipment Compliance: The Work Group will
continue routine deliveries of these courses for customs and environmental officials on both
sides of the border.
F. Other Training: The Work Group will explore cooperative training in other specialized areas,
such as environmental crimes, air emissions or pesticide enforcement, and others, through
courses to be offered by state or federal institutions in one country or the other.
Accomplishments 1997:
A. EPA and PROFEPA worked together to develop sampling course.
B. Subgroups presented proposals for hazardous waste laws and definitions cross training
C. EPA and CNA piloted Pretreatment Inspections Course, Tijuana, September 1997
D. EPA and PROFEPA coordinated to present this training in San Carlos, Sonora, February,
1998.
E. EPA and PROFEPA refined Transboundary Hazardous Waste course materials and
continued training on a routine basis. EPA produced CFC smuggling training video. In June,
1997,11 Mexican and 45 U.S. environmental and customs inspectors participated in
Transboundary CFC workshops in Laredo, Hidalgo and Brownsville, Texas.
F. In March, 1997, nine Mexican students participated in an EPA-sponsored training for
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hazardous waste ("RCRA") inspectors. 3 PROFEPA officials participated in TNRCC
environmental crimes enforcement training. California Environmental Protection Agency
developed a training video presenting Environmental Crimes scenarios in the border area.
Expected Outcomes for 1998:
A. Pilot course: Nuevo Laredo, March, 1998. Second Delivery: Possibly Nogales, July, 1998
B. EPA Region VI and PROFEPA-Chihuahua to sponsor pilot course delivery by October,
1998
C. Second Pretreatment Inspection Course by September, 1998, in Tamaulipas
D. Explore possible additional presentation in another border location
E. Distribution of final course materials to states, regional associations; continued routine
deliveries.
F. Participation in training according to priorities, resources, and space availability.
Project Contacts:
Miguel Angel Cancino, PROFEPA; Armand LePage, EPA; see also Annex I.
Participants:
EPA, PROFEPA, CNA, DOJ, state and local environmental agencies, regional environmental
enforcement associations, U.S. and Mexican customs and transportation authorities.
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Technical and Legal Consultations
Total extramural $$: 0
Start and Completion date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
To build capacity through technical and legal consultations on various aspects of environmental
enforcement and compliance.
Project Description:
A. Policies regarding enforcement of the environmental laws and regulations: EPA and
PROFEPA will hold a follow-up conference for technical and legal enforcement personnel of
the Mexican and U.S. governments to consider legal and technical aspects of the enforcement of
their environmental laws and regulations. EPA and PROFEPA will conduct informal technical
and legal consultations on policies to ensure consistency in the enforcement process.
B. Calculation of Economic Sanctions: EPA and PROFEPA will continue consultations
regarding methodologies of each country in calculating economic penalties in enforcement
cases, taking into account the benefit to the violator of non-compliance.
C. Criminal Environmental Enforcement: EPA, PROFEPA, and DOJ will continue
consultations regarding criminal environmental law enforcement.
D. Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPsV. EPA and PROFEPA will analyze and share
information about their respective legal frameworks, to determine possible mechanisms for
cooperation on this issue.
Accomplishments 1997:
A. The Work Group initiated the planning for a conference to be held in 1998.
B. EPA and PROFEPA exchanged information on their methods used to determine the amount
of sanctions for infractions of the law.
Expected Outcomes for 1998:
A. Follow-up conference to be conducted by July, 1998. Informal consultations to proceed as
time and resources allow.
B. Ongoing
C. Ongoing
D. Identification and analysis of the legal framework in both countries on SEPs
Project Contacts: Myriam Gonzalez, PROFEPA; Lawrence Sperling, EPA
Participants: EPA, PROFEPA, DOJ, state environmental agencies, Environmental Law Institute
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Environmental Auditing and Voluntary Compliance
Total extramural $$: $45,000
Start and completion date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
To promote voluntary environmental compliance, including through environmental auditing.
Project Description:
EPA and PROFEPA will continue the efforts initiated in 1994 to provide information to U.S.
parent corporations of Mexican industries to stimulate their participation in PROFEPA's
environmental auditing program. EPA and PROFEPA will expand their coordinated efforts to
promote voluntary compliance in industrial sectors, including by means of environmental
auditing and the adoption of pollution prevention practices and technologies as a possible
solution to compliance problems. Such efforts will include industry seminars and workshops to
promote environmental auditing.
EPA and PROFEPA will work cooperatively to distribute to industry the video, "Environmental
Auditing and Pollution Prevention: Strategies for Voluntary Compliance in the Maquiladora
Industry" and accompanying written materials developed by PROFEPA. The video includes a
focus on environmental auditing as a tool to assure compliance and identify pollution prevention
opportunities.
Accomplishments 1997:
In 1996 and 1997, eighteen maquiladoras conducted environmental audits in PROFEPA's
Environmental Auditing and Voluntary Compliance Program, and thirty maquiladoras
formalized their Plans of Action from audits already conducted. In March, 1997, PROFEPA
and EPA gave presentations on their countries' respective voluntary compliance programs at a
conference on environmental auditing in El Paso. In September 1997, EPA and PROFEPA
hosted a conference hi Washington, D.C. on Environmental Auditing and Voluntary
Compliance for key industry sectors, including automotive, electronics and chemical
manufacturers, among others. At the conference, industry and government participants
discussed ways to enhance and exceed compliance in the border area. EPA translated and
posted on its Web-Site Spanish-language translations of its Compliance Notebooks for the
Electronics, Metal Finishing, and Organic and Inorganic Chemicals Sectors. In September,
1997, EPA finalized production of the video "Environmental Auditing and Pollution Prevention:
Strategies for Voluntary Compliance in the Maquiladora Industry". The video includes a focus
on environmental auditing as a tool for assuring compliance and identifying pollution
prevention opportunities. PROFEPA and EPA discussed possible uses of the video in their
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compliance promotion efforts.
Expected Outcomes for 1998:
Priorities for 1998 include increased participation of the Subgroups in this project area. EPA
and PROFEPA, by means of a committee consisting of representatives of both countries, will
also begin to explore new possibilities for stimulating improved industry compliance and
leadership which goes beyond compliance, including through exploration of options for
developing a Binational Recognition Program for participants in the respective voluntary
compliance programs of both countries. EPA and PROFEPA will develop and disseminate
bilingual compliance promotion materials, including updating of the binational Maquiladora
Environmental Compliance Manual, translation and dissemination of EPA's Sector Compliance
Notebooks, and distribution of PROFEPA information about its Environmental Auditing
Program. By July, 1998, EPA and PROFEPA will complete distribution, of video and
accompanying materials. EPA and PROFEPA will explore industry seminars on environmental
auditing, as resources permit.
Project Contacts:
Carlos Gonzalez, PROFEPA; Lawrence Sperling, EPA
Partners:
EPA, PROFEPA, state and local environmental agencies, and other participants.
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Creation of Border XXI Wildlife Enforcement Subgroup
Total extramural $$: 0
Start and Completion date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
To improve coordination among federal, tribal, and state agencies on both sides of the border
involved in wildlife enforcement and compliance.
Project Description:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and PROFEPA are establishing a subgroup with the
participation of the relevant authorities. Participants will address items in which they may
coordinate their activities, in accordance with applicable laws and available resources. The
subgroup will identify selected common priorities and develop cooperative enforcement and
compliance actions targeted at addressing those priorities within the framework of the Border
XXI Program.
Anticipated projects include:
(1) establishing protocols for communicating with border counterparts concerning enforcement
issues;
(2) identification and resolution of common issues concerning the enforcement of laws
protecting wildlife and plants;
(3) coordination of joint training activities; and,
(4) implementation of public outreach efforts concerning the work of the subgroup.
Accomplishments 1997:
N/A
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The subgroup will meet in May of 1998 to establish a work program for the current year.
Project Contacts:
PROFEPA and FWS
Participants:
PROFEPA, FWS, DOJ, state and tribal wildlife enforcement authorities.
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Binational California/Baja California Subgroup
Total extramural $$: 0
Start date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
With the goal of coordinating and completing specific compliance and enforcement actions
based on environmental law in the border area of California and Baja California this subgroup
was formed in 1996, to strengthen the environmental objectives of the United States and Mexico
and address transboundary environmental problems.
Project Description:
The Enforcement activities of the Subgroup are focused on: 1) Cooperation on Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, 2) Enforcement Results Information-Sharing, 3)Training, 4) Technical
and Legal Consultation, 5) Environmental Auditing and Voluntary Compliance. The
enforcement and compliance actions which have been carried out include: 1) cooperative
activities directed at specific problems identified in the industrial sector, 2) annual and biannual
activity reports, 3) development of training courses on environmental legislation, transboundary
movement of hazardous wastes, detection of illegal shipments of CFCs, and 4) continue with the
promotion of environmental audits and the voluntary compliance of U.S. companies with
subsidiaries in Mexico.
Accomplishments 1997:
1) exchanged information and cooperated on case-specific investigations (eg. maquiladora
activities and waste that was improperly handled); 2) exchanged information on recycling,
treatment and disposal facilities in the United States and Mexico; 3) repatriated from Ejido
Jacome to U.S. tires that had been illegally exported to Mexico; 4) expanded participation by
federal, state and local environmental agencies; 5) exchanged information and cooperated in
investigation of problems regarding import to and use in Mexico of Seasoil; 6) exchanged
information regarding the activities of specific companies on both sides of border; 7) presented
(San Diego Dept. of Env. Health) four courses on "Detection of Illegal Shipments;" 8) presented
two inspector cross-trainings (PROFEPA/CalEPA) regarding inspection of hazardous waste; 9)
presented training regarding use and handling of pesticides (SAGAR/ Sect, de
Salud/PROFEPA); 10) presented simulations of ammonia releases
(PROFEPA/CANACINTRA) and hazardous materials spills (fire departments of Imperial
County and Mexicali); and 11) presented workshop on export and import of hazardous waste
and materials (Inst.de Invest.Reg.de las Calif./CalEPA/PROFEPA/SCT/SEMARNAP /Aduana)
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
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1) expand participation by federal, state and local environmental agencies; 2) cooperate on civil
and criminal investigations; 3) address pesticide drift from agricultural to urban areas; 4)
investigate new methods to monitor pollution in New River; 5) address problems of
maquiladoras that abandon facilities and waste in Mexico; 6) explore use of improved
HAZTRAKS data to identify enforcement targets; 7) provide basic investigation training similar
to that provided by FLETC; and 8) present Principles of Environmental Enforcement
Workshop.
Project Contacts:
Antonio Sandoval, PROFEPA, Mexicali; and
John D. Rothman, USEPA, San Francisco
Participants:
U.S.: CalEPA, US Customs, FBI, U.S. Attorney (S.Dist), San Diego County Dept. Of Env.
Health, San Diego DA, Imperial County DA, Regional Water Quality Control Board, IBWC.
Mexico: Est. Baja Cal, CNA, CILA, PGR, Aduana, SAGAR, Salud, SECOFE, munic. (Tijuana,
Mexicali, Tecate).
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Binational Arizona/Sonora Subgroup
Total extramural $S: 0
Start date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
With the goal of coordinating and completing specific compliance and enforcement actions
based on environmental law in the border area of Arizona and Sonora this subgroup was formed
in 1997, to strengthen the environmental objectives of the United States and Mexico and address
transboundary environmental problems.
Project Description:
The Enforcement activities of the Subgroup are focussed on: 1) Cooperation on Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, 2) Enforcement Results Information-Sharing, 3)Training, 4)
Technical and Legal Consultation, 5) Environmental Auditing and Voluntary Compliance. The
enforcement and compliance actions which have been carried out include: 1) cooperative
activities directed at specific problems identified in the industrial sector, 2) annual and biannual
activity reports, 3) development of training courses on environmental legislation, transboundary
movement of hazardous wastes, detection of illegal shipments of CFCs, and 4) continue with the
promotion of environmental audits and the voluntary compliance of U.S. companies with
subsidiaries in Mexico.
Accomplishments 1997:
1) information exchange and cooperation on case-specific investigations (eg. transportation of
incompatible chemicals from U.S. to Mexico); 2) cooperative investigation of illegal transport
of maquiladora wastes to U.S. (coordination among ADEQ, U.S.EPA, U.S. Customs, Mexican
Aduana and PROFEPA); 3) regular notification of transboundary shipments of hazardous cargo
suspected of being waste; 4) participation in "AMIGO" program which promotes pollution
prevention for industries on both sides of border; 5) expanded participation by federal, state and
local environmental agencies on both sides of border; and 6) presented the workshop "Principles
of Environmental Enforcement" to a group of environmental policy makers from both sides of
border which included federal, state, tribal, and local representatives as well as representatives
of non-governmental organizations and manufacturing groups.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:1) expand participation by federal, state and local
environmental agencies; 2) cooperate on civil and criminal investigations; 3) conduct CFC
training to promote enhanced awareness and interdiction; 4) conduct pesticides training to
address use, storage and disposal of pesticides; 5) provide binational cross-training on
interdiction of flora/fauna smuggling; 6) provide enforcement training at the Federal Law
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Enforcement Training Centre in Georgia for several enforcement officials; 7) present course on
environmental sampling techniques; and 8) use of improved HAZTRAKS data to identify
enforcement targets.
Projects Contacts:
Lie. Jorge Morachis, PROFEPA, Hermosillo;
Placido dos Santos, ADEQ, Tucson; and
John D. Rothman, USEPA, San Francisco
Participants: U.S.: AZ Atty. Gen., US Customs, FBI, U.S. Attorney, IBWC, Tohona O'odham
Nation, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Santa Cruz County, Nogales (AZ); Mexico: CNA, PGR,
CILA, Aduana, SIUE, COAPAES, Nogales (Sonora)
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Binational Chihuahua/Texas/New Mexico Subgroup
Total Extramural SS:
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
With the goal of coordinating and completing specific compliance and enforcement actions
based on environmental law in the border area of Chihuahua, Texas, and New Mexico, this
Subgroup was formed in 1996, to strengthen the environmental objectives of the United States
and Mexico and address transboundary environmental problems.
Project Description:
The Enforcement activities of the Subgroup are focused on: a)Cooperation on Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, b)Enforcement Results Information-Sharing, c)Training, d) Technical
and Legal Consultation, e) Environmental Auditing and Voluntary Compliance. The
enforcement and compliance actions which have been carried out include: 1) cooperative
activities directed at specific problems identified in the industrial sector, 2) annual and biannual
activity reports, 3) development of training courses on environmental legislation, transboundary
movement of hazardous wastes, detection of illegal shipments of CFCs, and 4) continue with the
promotion of environmental audits and the voluntary compliance of U.S. companies with
subsidiaries in Mexico.
1997 Accomplishments:
information exchange and cooperation on case-specific investigations of American companies
and maquiladoras which committed violations; joint inspection of hazardous wastes at the
Ysleta-Zaragoza bridge; information exchange on recycling, treatment and disposal facilities of
authorized hazardous waste sites in the United States and Mexico; review and oversight
regarding the illegal importation into Mexico of drums which contained hazardous materials or
wastes; information exchange on requirements of insurance policies and bonds for transporters
of hazardous wastes; information exchange regarding the the installation and operation of an oil
recycling company in Cd. Juarez, letting the BECC know about the company's level of
compliance with respect to environmental requirements; informational meetings with Mexican
transporters on the legal requirements in both countries for transportation of hazardous materials
and wastes; interagency cooperation with SCT, SHCP y SECOFI on the use of identification
labels and placards for vehicles transporting hazardous waste; assistance and/or participation in:
Annual Workshop for Inspectors of Hazardous Waste (RCRA), Workshop on Environmental
Hazardous Waste Regulations for Customs and Environmental Officials of the U.S. and Mexico;
Workshop on U.S. Criminal Environmental Enforcement; and promotion of environmental audit
and voluntary compliance for U.S. companies with Mexican subsidiaries, and the presentation
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of "Industria Limpia" certificates by PROFEPA to 12 maquiladoras located in the state of
Chihuahua.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998: Develop cooperative enforcement initiatives directed at
companies involved in the transboundary movement of hazardous waste, to improve regulatory
compliance in the respective countries; exchange information and cooperate with enforcement
activities directed at environmental problems which have been specifically identified on a
binational basis; increase the Subgroup participation in promoting environmental audit and
voluntary compliance, as well as the use of a Pilot Project for HAZTRAKS, for which EPA will
provide the infrastructure and the necessary resources; implementation of a course on
Environmental Legislation of Mexico and the United States; Workshop on identification and
management of used oils; Workshop on Environmental Hazardous Waste Regulations for
Customs and Environmental Officials of the U.S. and Mexico; Workshop for Customs Brokers,
Transporters and Generators on Hazardous Waste.
Projects Contacts:
Biol. Maria del Pilar Lopez Marco, PROFEPA Delegada for Chihuahua;
Efren Ordonez, EPA Region VI; Steven Niemeyer, TNRCC
Participants:
State Delegation of PROFEPA en Chihuahua, Federal Delegation of SEMARNAP in
Chihuahua, SCT, CNA, EPA, TNRCC, NMED, DOT, Mexican and U.S. Customs
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Lower Rio Grande Valley Transboundary Air Pollution Project
Total Extramural SS 1998:
Start Date: 3/96 Completion Date (est.): 6/98
Project Purpose:
To assess transboundary air transport and possible sources in a section of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley in and near Brownsville, Texas.
Project Description:
This collaborative EPA-TNRCC study collected air quality data for a year (March 1996-March
1997). Based on air pollution results from the 1993 Lower Rio Grande Valley Environmental
Scoping Study and air monitoring by TNRCC, atmospheric characterization and modeling
studies were used to assess transboundary influences. Three fixed sites very close to the U.S.-
Mexico border were established to collect air pollutants and meteorology on a continuous and
24-hour integral basis. Using this data, time-series pollution plots, chemical tracer analysis,
wind sector analyses, and principal component analysis were utilized to determine possible
transboundary impacts and sources. Data summaries were compared with TNRCC Effects
Screening Levels (ESLs) to identify air pollutants that may pose potential health/welfare
concerns. The data was also compared to other air monitoring studies. Long-term goals of this
study are: 1) to provide TNRCC with background data with which future changes in air
pollutant levels in the Valley can be assessed, and 2) to provide TNRCC with a cost-effective
monitoring and modeling approach to assess transboundary air transport in other border
communities.
Accomplishments 1997:
Data analysis and draft reports have been completed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
An EPA project report and project summary on this study are expected to be available for public
distribution in June 1998.
Project Contacts:
Federal: Stephen C. Hern, EPA, (702) 798-2594
Shaibal Mukerjee, EPA, (919) 541-1865
TNRCC: Kirk E. Dean, (512) 239-1813
Tony Franco, (210) 425-6098
Participants):
TNRCC, EPA/ORD
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Investigation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Nogales, Arizona
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 9/96
Completion Date (est.): 12/99
Project Purpose:
To determine whether exposure to chemicals in the environment was associated with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) among residents of Nogales, Arizona.
Project Description:
In March 1996, the Arizona Department of Health (ADH) asked the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) for help in conducting a case-control study to determine whether
exposure to chemicals in the environment was associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) among residents of Nogales, Arizona. The study will include a clinical physical
examination of case subjects and laboratory evaluation of both case subjects and control
subjects. Exposure history from questionnaire data will be supplemented by data from
environmental sampling and by other questionnaire data on the reproductive history,
occupational history, and medication history of study participants. A pilot study will be
conducted in Nogales. If results warrant follow-up, a case-control study will then be undertaken
in Nogales and a non-border town. This study will address multiple risk factors with emphasis
on environmental exposure to assess whether or not there is an association between lupus and
exposure to environmental contaminants, a concern of the Nogales community for several years.
Accomplishments 1997:
Collected data on seasonal patterns of symptoms from thirty-six reported lupus cases.
Collected bio-samples from thirty-six reported lupus cases.
Begun clinical examination of cases, expected completion date 7/31/98.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
1) Completion of phase I pilot study; 2) Begin Phase II case control study and comprehensive
exposure questionnaire
Project Contacts:
Lina Balluz, CDC/NCEH
Luis Ortega, ADH
(770) 488-7353
(602) 230-5880
Participant(s): CDC/NCEH, ADH, EPA/ORD
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U.S. Mexico Border Geographic Information System (GIS) for
Environmental Health
Total Extramural S$ 1998:
Start Date: 6/97
Completion Date (est.): 12/99
Project Purpose:
Develop GIS capabilities and information to aid in conducting environmental health research.
Project Description:
One of the major limitations in assessing the potential health impacts of environmental
contamination along the U.S.-Mexico border is the lack of an integrated set of environmental,
population, and health datasets for the region. An Environmental Health GIS will link these
datasets and will be an extremely useful tool in assessing health impacts through its ability to
visually query and display data based on location, and analyze spatial relationships. Objectives
of this project are to (1) develop an integrated set of compatible environmental, population, and
health outcome GIS databases for the U.S.-Mexico border region; (2) develop specific
applications of GIS for addressing environmental health problems along the border; (3) develop
a set of practical reports or manuals for environmental health practitioners which address
opportunities for applying GIS to environmental health problems; and (4) increase collaboration
and information sharing between the U.S. and Mexican border states, and to support the
development of a similar environmental health GIS system for the border areas of Mexico.
Coordinated GIS projects have been initiated in all U.S. border states to meet these objectives.
Accomplishments 1997:
Listserv established to facilitate communication between individuals working on GIS on the
U.S.-Mexico border.
The initiative convened a meeting of Federal and State health and environment officials who are
working with GIS. The meeting was also attended by a representative from Mexico's National
Institute for Public Health.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
(1) Standardized base map for the entire U.S.-Mexico border region; (2) Inventory of existing
environmental, population, and health outcome datasets available for the border region; (3)
Complete a pilot project to evaluate the use of remote sensing information (e.g., LANDSAT) to
create land use and other coverages for both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border; (4) Report
summarizing pros and cons of available GIS software packages; (5) Applications of GIS to
public health, sources of GIS data for these applications, and opportunities for training.
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Project Contacts:
Raymond Neutra, California Department of Health Services
Mauricio Hernandez, Institute Nacional de Salud Publico
(510)450-2400
(52) 73-17-53-91
Participant(s): ADHS, CDHS, NMBHO, NMEH, TDK, UTSPH-EP, MNIPH, EPA/ORD
NIEHS
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Neural Tube Defect (NTD) Assessment along the US-Mexican Border
Total Extramural S$ 1998:
Start Date: 1996 Completion Date (est.): 12/01
Project Purpose:
To document and reduce the prevalence of NTD on both sides of the border and elsewhere m
Mexico through case-control and epidemiological studies, fortification of flour and grain food
products, training of health professionals in the border region, and education of at-risk
populations.
Project Description:
Clusters of NTD have been identified in several border communities during the past decade.
The basic objectives of this initiative are to document and reduce the prevalence of NTD on
both sides of the border and elsewhere in Mexico through case-control and epidemiological
studies, fortification of flour and grain food products, training of health professionals in the
border region, and education of at-risk populations. In the first phase, available NTD
surveillance data from border states, border "sister cities" and data from elsewhere in Mexico
will be collected to estimate the prevalence of NTD. "Capture-recapture" data collection
techniques will be used in border states such as Chihuahua or Sonora. In the second phase, the
conduct of a case-control etiologic study will be explored in Tamaulipas. In the third phase,
baseline folate intake along the US-Mexican border will be assessed using the most recent
Mexican National Nutrition Survey. Community-based projects will be undertaken to educate
reproductive-age women about the good dietary habits and the protective effects of high folate
intake. Blood folate levels will be monitored in women of child-bearing age. (See related
Texas NTD Project description.)
Accomplishments 1997:
Created standard case definitions of Anencephaly, Spina Bifida, and Encephalocele with
diagrams and figures.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
(1) Refine case definitions for anencephaly, spina bifida and encephalocele for field use
(2) Update surveillance manual including physical descriptions and photos of each defect
(3) Distribute training materials to persons collecting case data to standardize procedures
(4) Recruit epidemiology trainees to participate in surveillance program
(5) Provide training for risk factor studies
(6) Create a Border Bulletin for NTDs
(7) Complete manuscript on NTD rates in Mexico and the U.S.
(8) Consult with Mexican partners on questionnaire for future case-control studies
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(9) Finalize protocol for collaborative Texas-Tamaulipas case-control study
Project Contacts:
Joe Mulinare, CDC/NCEH (770)488-7190
Pablo Kuri Morales, SSA/DGE (525) 593-0824
Participants):
CDC/NCEH, EPA/ORD, TDH, SSA/DGSA, DGE, Mexican State Health Departments
,ans
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Texas Neural Tube Defect Project
Total Extramural S$ 1998:
Start Date: 1995
Completion Date (est.): ?
Project Purpose:
Determine environmental contaminant risk factors for NTD occurrence.
Project Description:
In 1995, the Texas Department of Health initiated a four-year case-control study of risk factors
for neural tube defects in 14 counties along the Texas-Mexico border. Case-women are
identified through active surveillance. The case-control protocol includes a large general
questionnaire, a food-frequency questionnaire, and laboratory tests of biological samples. This
study is being supported by CDC and EPA and is the third component of a project that includes
NTD surveillance and folic acid intervention. A special study was initiated in 1997 that coupled
to the case-control study. It is entitled, "A Spatial Approach to Determining the Role of
Environmental Exposures in Neural Tube Development," and has the objective of determining
the relationship between NTDS and the proximity of case- and control-women to agricultural
and industrial sources of contamination in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. An anticipated
outcome of this project is the identification of unique biomarkers of environmental exposure,
genetic susceptibility, and gen-environment interaction that lead to the development of NTDS in
a Hispanic high-risk population. Examination of the exposure-disease link can greatly increase
the understanding of inborn errors of morphogenesis that are responsible for NTD pathogenesis.
Accomplishments 1997:
Continue to enroll women who have had a prior child with an NTD, and give them folic acid to
prevent reoccurrence. No reported NTDs in this group from 1993-1997.
Case-control study continues to examine biomarkers of NTD risk.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
1) Preliminary analyses of the NTD food frequency questionnaire data, laboratory data, and
"mother" questionnaire data; 2) Begin data collection and spatial analysis of NTD case- and
control-women who live in the proximity of fertilized fields and industrial pollution sites will be
completed; 3) Examined associations between questionnaire data, environmental exposure data
obtained through GIS/spatial analyses, and agricultural field inspector/applicator data, corrected
for confounders.
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Project Contacts:
Katharine A. Hendricks, Texas Department of Health (512) 458-7328
Participants):
TDK, TDA, CDC/NCEH, EPA/ORD
.ans
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U.S.-Mexican Border XXI Initiative for Pediatric Lead Exposure
Identification and Risk Reduction
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date (est.): 1999
Project Purpose:
To document and reduce the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning in the border region
through better source characterization, risk communication, reduction of exposure and
integrated risk assessment/risk management; develop cross-border surveillance capacity, sharing
expertise in U.S. and Mexican states; transfer technology and expertise to Mexican border states
for establishment of lead screening programs.
Project Description:
During the initial phase, partners will identify childhood lead surveillance activities and studies
that have occurred previously in the border region. Types of exposure and availability of field
personnel with appropriate educational materials will be inventoried. Cost and availability of
screening methods for products containing lead, blood lead screening, and methods for reducing
lead exposure will be evaluated. The current status of lead screening and community education
program in each U.S. and Mexican state will be assessed and the need for additional screening
along the border will be identified. Lead screening, remediation and community education
programs will be implemented as necessary. This initiative is particularly important for the
protection of children's health in Mexico where leaded gasoline and paint are still widely used
and lead-glazed pottery is still made and used for cooking. No border-wide studies of lead
exposure in children have been undertaken.
Accomplishments 1997:
Established a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico to measure blood lead levels in children.
Conducted a blood lead assessment in the Arizona-Sonora border region.
Expected Outcomes for 1998:
1) Develop plans for lead screening programs in other Mexican border communities; 2) Identify
infrastructure (community support staff and facilities) to implement other screening programs;
3) Determine extend to which U.S. analytic and epidemiologic expertise can be mobilized to
assess and remediate lead exposure problems along the border; 4) Review and update binational
educational materials, resource directory and communication network.
Project Contacts:
Emilio Esteban, NCEH/CDC
(770)-488-7293
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.ans
Jonathan Ericson, Univ. of California Irvine (714) 824-5576
Juan Rauda Esquivel, DGSA (525) 203-4951
Participants):
TDK, NMDOH, ADHS, CDHS, EPA/ORD, CDC, PAHO, Mexican Border States (Baja
California, Sonora, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Chihuahua), and Mexican Federal
Agencies, UCI
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Retrospective Study on Pediatric Asthma and Air Quality
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 9/96 Completion Date (est.): 6/98
Project Purpose:
To assess the relationship between air quality and respiratory health in children in the Paso del
Norte region.
Project Description:
In response to concern about the relationship of air quality and respiratory health in children in
the Paso del Norte region a retrospective epidemiologic study using hospital emergency room
data has been designed. Objectives are to: 1) examine the temporal association between
pediatric respiratory illness, measured by daily counts of asthma visits to emergency rooms, and
daily levels of airborne contaminants; 2) explore the spatial association between residential
areas of pediatric patients for respiratory illnesses and air quality; 3) work with local
organizations to identify and address an environmental health concern on the U.S. Mexico
border hi a binational fashion; 4) initiate binational research collaboration on environmental
health issues with health professionals and provide capacity building opportunities to improve
and continue such research. The study area is the Paso del Norte airshed. The cities located in
this airshed are El Paso, Texas, Sun Land Park, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Parallel studies
were developed hi the U.S. and in Mexico. The study population is children who reside in the
area and who are emergency room users at local participating hospitals. The age range was
from 1 to 17 years. The study period was June 1,1994 to December 31,1995. The outcome is
the count of daily emergency room visits by children for asthma. Data on all other pediatric
emergency room visits was collected and divided into two comparison groups: other respiratory
illnesses and all other illnesses. The data analysis will consist of two phases. A descriptive
analysis is being conducted first to identify short and long term trends in the data. Then time
series modeling will be done which will incorporate the identified trends. Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) and environmental modeling will be used in the spatial analysis with
the study area defined by grouping of zip codes.
Accomplishments 1997:
Analysis completed
Time series workshop conducted with Mexico study team
Presentation of preliminary results to USMBHA at 1997 annual meeting
Presentation of final results to CSTE 1998 annual meeting
Community outreach materials developed
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Expected Outcomes for 1998:
1) Complete final analysis; 2) final report; 3) final report to local border communities.
Project Contacts:
Rebecca Hart, CDC-NCEH
Beatriz Vera, PSR Border Office
Jim VanDerslice, UTHSPH, El Paso
(770) 488-7260
(915) 543-3223
(915)747-8514
Participant(s):
UTEP, CDC/NCEH, PSR, IMSS, Ciudad Juarez
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Border Health Alert and Disease Outbreak and Environmental Health
Organization and Information
Total Extramural $$ 1998
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date (est): 1999
Project Purpose:
To facilitate communication between border health officials and to improve access to health and
environment information related to the border.
Project Description:
The objectives of this initiative are to: (1) establish and maintain a directory of border
environmental and health organizations; (2) establish a Public Health alert bulletin via the
Internet for public access to information regarding disease outbreaks and/or health alerts; (3)
establish an electronic clearing house on environmental and/or health research conducted along
the border; (4) establish an electronic health alert among "official" federal, state, tribal, and local
health and environmental agencies; and (5) assist the Secretariat de Salud and other Mexican
government agencies in establishing e-mail accounts and interim fax accounts to ensure
effective communication between U.S. border states and Mexican border states. Various
environmental and health agencies along the border are already in the process of developing
portions of an environmental health directory for their respective states. The need is multifold.
Not only is a list of agencies necessary, they must be cataloged in "yellow page" fashion by
media-- i.e., what agency in California takes care of food issues, what agency in New Mexico
takes of water issues. The alert system has developed into an "Epi-Fax" and a pilot program has
been initiated in the Las Cruces-El Paso-Juarez area. A proposal to merge environmental health
information/health alert into one electronic bulletin on a yet-to-be-identified web-page is under
consideration.
Accomplishments 1997:
Existing epidemiology and product alert systems identified.
Listserv established for members of the Environmental Health Workgroup
Expected Outcomes for 1998:
1) Extend Epi-Fax to other states 2) Identify web-page and maintenance agency for health
information; 3) Request proposal for the "yellow pages".
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Project Contacts:
Ken M. Smith, New Mexico Environment Department (505) 524-6300
(525)593-0824
ans
Pablo Kuri Morales, SSA/DGE
Participants):
NMED, NMDH, CDHS, ADH, TDH, EPA, CDC, FDA, PAHO, DGSA
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Advanced Training in Environmental/ Occupational Health
Total Extramural $$ 1998
Start Date: 1996 Completion Date (est.): 1999
Project Purpose: .
To strengthen environmental health capabilities of individuals and institutions in the areas of
environmental and occupational toxicology, epidemiology, engineering and risk communication
in the United States-Mexico border region.
Project Description:
This project is part of abinational program to strengthen environmental health capabilities ot
individuals and institutions in the areas of environmental and occupational toxicology,
epidemiology, engineering and risk communication in the United States-Mexico border region.
Approaches include training graduate students, promoting binational faculty exchanges and
border sabbaticals and developing short courses and other innovative continuing education
modalities. A variety of training modalities including graduate training, short courses, faculty
development and other alternative methods such as distance learning programs and computer-
based courses will be utilized. The target audience will be those working in governmental and
non-governmental institutions and universities in the border region. Training will focus on
developing the disciplines of environmental/occupational epidemiology, toxicology, engineering
and risk communication.
Accomplishments 1997: . .
Four scholarships have been awarded to public health workers from the border region to obtain a
masters in environmental epidemiology at the National Institute for Public Health of Mexico.
Six short courses lasting 20-40 hours have been held on the Mexican side of the border covering
the themes of epidemiologic evaluations of environmental and occupational disease outbreaks,
occupational epidemiology, industrial hygiene, epidemiology of neural tube defects, and
surveillance of pesticide intoxications.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
(1) Form binational advisory commission for developing training priorities; (2) Plan a binational
Risk Communication workshop in the border region to develop innovative modalities and
approaches to risk communication; (3) Conduct a survey of training needs for short courses and
other alternative training modalities among border institutions and develop 2-4 courses based
upon priorities of other Border XXI projects; (4) Develop small research grant program with
priority for those involved in advanced training in environmental health with priority given to
projects prioritized by Border XXI; (5) Develop a plan for implementation of a cross-border
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training grants program and a border sabbatical program.
Project Contacts:
Sherry Baron, CDC/NIOSH (513) 458-7159
Victor Borja, DGSA/CENSA (52) 72-71-10-91
Participants):
PAHO, CDC/NIOSH, CDC/NCEH, ADHS, CDHS, NMDOH, TDH, NIH/Fogarty Center
DGSA, DGE, INSP
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Pesticide Exposure and Health Effects in Young Children Along the U.S.-
Mexico Border
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 11/96
Completion Date (est.): 12/2002
Project Purpose:
To examine the risks and possible health effects from persistent exposure to pesticides via
multiple sources and pathways in children living along the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Project Description:
A three phase approach is being used in this initiative. In Phase I, pesticide usage and
associated health data along the border were reviewed. GIS is being used to identify agricultural
areas to aid in the study design. A workshop on health effects assessment in young children was
held to review health endpoints appropriate for use in the project. In Phase II infants and young
children will be screened for evidence of pesticide exposure. Phase III will potentially include a
more complete monitoring of children classified as "high end exposures" in Phase II. Follow-up
of these children will include detailed measurement of environmental exposure and biological
monitoring for levels of specific pesticide compounds or their metabolites. An epidemiological
study will be linked to these efforts to examine specific hypotheses about the impact of pesticide
exposure on health status/outcome of children.
Accomplishments 1997:
Phase I of a three-phase process was completed.
Phase II has begun.
A meeting of government officials working in pesticides was convened.
A workshop on health effects assessment in young children was held to review health endpoints
appropriate for use in the project.
Increased collaboration with GIS workgroup.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
December 1997 - a workshop was held to review methods for assessing health effects of
pesticide exposure hi young children. January 1998 - a workshop was held on exposure
assessment related to pesticides. March 1998 - complete Phase I Pesticide Usage and Health
Effects Reports. June 1998 - Complete GIS - crop usage - population maps. July 1998 -
Initiation of Phase II Pilot Study.
Project Contact:
Hal Zenick, EPA/ORD
(919) 541-2283
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Stephen Hern, EPA/ORD (702) 798-2594
Alma Quan Torres, SSA/DGSA (525) 250-4393
Participant(s):
EPA/ORD, CDC/NCEH, ADHS, NMDOH, NMED, TDH, CDHS, [SSA/DGSA, SEMARNAP]
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National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS) Border Project
(1996-1999)
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date (est): 1999
Project Purpose:
To provide exposure data (reference databases) for the population of the U.S./Mexico Border
area of Arizona.
Project Description:
The NHEXAS Border Project is a probability-based survey of the population of Arizona in
proximity to the U.S./Mexico Border. The primary objective of the NHEXAS Border Project is
to provide exposure data (reference databases) for the population of the U.S./Mexico Border
area of Arizona. Specific aims include: a) establish exposure databases for Arizona border
residents; b) compare the exposures of the Arizona border population to the exposures of the
population of the state; c) test for the effects of sources (i.e., reported product usage) on
environmental, exposure, and biological media concentrations; d) test the associations between
chemical measurements, between exposure and environmental media measurements, or between
two (or more) exposure pathways; and e) develop exposure models (relating the environmental
concentrations and questionnaire/diary data to exposures and biomarkers. The study will include
the collection of questionnaire data and samples for the measurement of contaminants in the air,
house dust, water, food and soil. The blood and urine of the participants will also be measured
for evidence of exposure to environmental contaminants. Classes of pollutants that are
potentially harmful to human health and for which little information on population exposure is
available will be examined. The pollutant classes include metals, pesticides, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). There are multiple
sources (air, water, soil, food, dusts, etc.) of exposure to these chemicals. Certain populations,
including low-income individuals, minorities and the biologically susceptible, are at high nsk
and their exposures need to be identified. Further, little is known about temporal and spatial
distributions, and trends in these distributions. The need to provide such information is urgent.
Accomplishments 1997:
Data collection completed in June 1998.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998: .
1) May 1998 - Complete field questionnaire and sample collection; 2) December 1998 - Obtain
all analytical results and validate databases.
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Gary Robertson, EPA
Mike Lebowitz, UAz
Mary Kay O'Rourke, UAz
Participants):
UAz, EPA
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(702)798-2215
(520)626-6379
(520) 626-6835
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Texas Border Health Survey
Total Extramural $S 1998:
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date (est.): 1998
Project Purpose:
To establish a baseline of environmental health conditions along the Texas-Mexico border.
Project Description:
The objective of this surveys to establish a baseline of environmental health conditions along
the Texas-Mexico border. The specific aims of this project are to: (1) collect
existing demographic, environmental, and health data for 2,100 randomly selected households in
the principal population areas of the border (i.e., Brownsville, McAllen, Laredo, Eagle Pass, Del
Rio, El Paso, and colonia areas), (2) collect data on household structure, general sanitation,
health conditions, and potential sources of exposure to environmental contaminants, (3) measure
blood lead levels in about 500 children 1-12 years old, (4) conduct seroprevalence of hepatitis A
markers in about 500 children 1-12 years old, (5) screen for lead in ceramic pottery used for
cooking and storing food, and (6) test susceptibility for microbial contamination of drinking
water kept in storage containers (chlorine residual). The Texas Department of Health aims to
use the results of the environmental health survey to better direct limited resources to develop
border health priorities and interventions. Those activities may include assessment of
environmental health education needs in order to develop interventions to modify risk factors
for disease, (e.g., sanitation education, training programs), environmental monitoring,
promotion of targeted health services. In addition, the border survey will contribute to the
formation of active surveillance for health conditions related to environmental exposures, which
may include
gastrointestinal diseases, hepatitis A, pesticide poisoning, lead poisoning, and asthma. This
survey will also serve as a model for other entities planning or conducting health studies or
surveys along the U.S.-Mexico border (including binational and state/federal interagency
activities in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California).
Accomplishments 1997:
Survey completed and data analysis has begun.
Blood samples for over 400 children ages 1-12 years were collected and analyzed for elevated
blood lead levels and Hepatitis A positivity.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The final report will be completed and disseminated by Fall, 1998.
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Ronald J. Dutton, TDK
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(512)458-7675
Participant(s):
BHO, TDK, CDC/NCEH, EPA/ORD
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The International Toxicology and Poison Control Center Development
Program
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date (est.): 12/2000
Project Purpose:
To develop Toxicology Centers in the principal Mexican border cities.
Project Description:
When the centers are established, they will be used for: training, surveillance, and improvement
of the community's health. Advanced training will be provided to clinical toxicologists through
short courses at centers of excellence.
Accomplishments 1997:
In 1997 this initiative assigned 3 positions to the toxicology centers in Ciudad Juarez and
Matamoros-Reynosa, Mexico.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Train the staff for the Toxicology Centers in Ciudad Juarez and Matamoros or Reynosa.
Training will be done in the Toxicology Center at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.
The training has been designed to be completed in two years, with week-long visits every six
months.
Project Contacts:
Susana Ceron Mireles, DGSA/CENSA
011-52-72-71-10-86 ext. 104
Participant(s):
CENSA/DGSA/SSA, State of Tamaulipas Directorate of Sanitary Regulation and
Development/SSA, State of Sonora Department of Environmental Health/DOS A/SS A, PAHO,
EPA/ORD, WHO
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Evaluation of the Hispanic HANES Database
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date (est.): 1998
Purpose:
To evaluate the database for usefulness as a reference (comparison) database for current and
future environmental health studies involving Hispanic populations.
Project Description:
As part of the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) series, Hispanic
HANES sampled 12,000 Hispanics (including 7,500 in the southwester U.S.) from 1982-1984.
In addition to extensive health questionnaires and physical examinations, biological fluids were
collected and analyzed for various markers including some pesticides and metals. This database
has undergone additional quality control checks and documentation. Precursor comparisons are
being made with the NHANES-II data.
Accomplishments 1997:
Quality checks completed for NHANES-II pesticide residue and metabolite data.
Data validation in progress
Interim HHANES pesticide assessment completed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
1) Interim report "Pesticide Residues and Metabolites in Urine and Serum of Hispanic HANES
Subjects", January 1998. 2) Complete data cleaning and documentation; 3) Perform preliminary
and descriptive analysis of database. 4) Comparison of pesticide residues and metabolites in
NHANES-II and Hispanic HANES.
Project Contacts:
Denise Lewis, EPA/NHEERL
Rebecca Calderon, EPA/NHEERL
Participant(s):
ORD/EPA
(919) 966-6385
(919) 966-0617
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Aerial Photography Initiative
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $200,000.00
Start Date: 01/01/96 Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
As part of Environmental Information Resource Workgroup there is a formal binational
initiative to acquire aerial photography and create new and revised maps in the U.S.- Mexico
border region.
Project Description:
Current and consistent binational geospatial data is not available and is required to develop
effective and appropriate strategies for addressing Border XXI program issues. Aerial
photography and digital mapping are being produced for a variety of applications such as:
pollution detection and monitoring, soils classification, urban and rural planning, geologic
mapping, watershed management, and water quality analysis.
Based on the requirements of SEMARNAP, Institute Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e
Informatica (INEGI) will continue to acquire color infrared and black and white photography in
priority areas to complete coverages of the Mexico border region.
Note: Extramural funding for 1998 only reflects EPA's contribution for fiscal year 1998.
Accomplishments 1997:
In 1997, USGS began the development of Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (digital image of an
aerial photograph in which displacements caused by the camera angles and the terrain have been
removed). USGS continued development of digital line graphs (spatial representation by
points, lines and areas of planimetric {roads, streams, etc.} information).
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
USGS will continue development of Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ) and development of
digital line graphs. Digital data is and will continue to be made available through the USGS
homepage at http://www.usgs.gov.
Project Contact(s):
Ken Osborn (303) 202-4138 (e-mail: kjosborn@usgs.gov).
Participants):
DOI/USGS, SEMARNAP, INEGI, EPA
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Environmental Education Cooperative Agreements
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $115,000.00
Start Date: Fall 1997 Completion Date: Spring 1999
Project Purpose:
Promote environmental education opportunities in US-Mexico border communities through the
mechanism of five cooperative agreements.
Project Description:
For Fiscal Year 1998, EPA anticipates funding one cooperative agreement in the state of
Arizona and two in California. Two of the cooperative agreement will be implemented directly
with Indian Tribes located in the US-Mexico border region.
State of California - Update:
The San Diego Natural History Museum is implementing the Environmental Education
Blueprint of the California's that will create a number of products for educators working in the
San Diego/Baja California region. The project is composed of four phases. In Phase I, a
compilation of existing environmental education programs, organizations, and services will
create an environmental education and resource matrix. In Phase II, an environmental education
conference will held in San Diego in April. The conferees will be divided into specific work
groups that will review the resources matrix and use their own experience to identify gaps and
overlaps within the environmental education field. In Phase III, materials produced from the
conference will produce a needs assessment, refine the action plans and create the
"Environmental Education Blueprint for the California's" (EECC) and will establish guidelines
and procedures for the creation of a council of educators. In Phase IV, a publication of the
blueprint will be distributed to all conference participants and the first meeting of the EECC will
take place and use the blueprint to develop strategies for implementation and fund-raising
State of Arizona - Update:
Environmental Education Exchange is implementing four workshops in the Arizona/Sonora
region. The workshops have been initiated to fulfill the needs of community environmental
organizations working along the border. These have been specifically designed to promote
alliances between Mexican and US agencies along the border region of Sonora and Arizona
through the development of cooperative environmental education programs. The workshops
have also been created as an educational process that emphasizes bi-national alliances, careful
analysis of local issues which help participants to visualize common environmental problems
that can be responded to using existing resources which allows participants to structure new
ways of working together. These workshops are also an open-ended nature process which
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allows participants to share expectations, experiences, and information gathered in the process
which is collected for future use. An action plan is also being developed to identify programs
that can be funded by EPA and/or other agencies.
Accomplishments 1997:
State of California has completed phase I and phase II of its workplan. Phase I was the
development of the resource matrix and for Phase II a conference of educators was held in San
Diego. The state of Arizona has completed two workshops, one in Ambos Nogales and San
Luis/San Luis Rio Colorado. The outcome of these two workshops have identified several
environmental education needs for the Arizona/Sonora Region.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The cooperative agreement with Environmental Education Exchange will have complete their
action plan that identify EE program needs for Arizona/Sonora Region. The San Diego Natural
History Museum cooperative agreement will complete their blueprint for California's and create
a binational council of educators to develop strategies for implementation and fundraising of the
action plan.
Project Contact(s):
LorenaL6pez 619.235-4768 (lopez.lorena@epamail.epa.gov)
Participant(s):
EPA, Environmental Education Exchange, San Diego Natural History Museum. New partners
for Fiscal Year 1998 to be announced.
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EcoWeb - Environmental Inventory and Directory
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
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Start Date: October 1997
Completion Date: April 1999
Project Purpose:
(This is an update to the 1997 Implementation Plan project titled "Environmental Information
Project".) The purpose of this project is to improve public access to border environmental
information and data by creating (1) an inventory of information sources and (2) a directory of
organizations and people dealing with U.S.- Mexico border environmental issues. This project
will help achieve the objectives in the Border XXI Framework document to establish an
inventory of environmental information for the border region.
Project Description:
Under a cooperative agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, San Diego State
University (SDSU) is creating an inventory of existing border environmental information on a
user-friendly web-site Examples of border environmental information would include
information as specific as existing air quality monitoring data in border communities or as
general as the Clean Air Act. The user will be able to search for information by environmental
media, organization, or border sub-regions. The web-site will be linked to the source of the
information and will allow the user to go directly to the source of the information. For each
information source, there will be a description of the type of information available (metadata
statements). Note that there is no new information being generated irithis effort.
In addition to the inventory, there will be a directory of organizations and individuals associated
with each of the information sources, such as contacts for border air quality monitoring
programs.
Although not yet complete, both the directory and the inventory are currently available on the
website at http://www.borderecoweb.sdsu.edu. In addition, the directory and the inventory will
be distributed in hard copy format.
Two advisory panels have been formed to provide input to SDSU. The first is the Borderwide
Advisory Panel consisting of key individuals from the border region. The Borderwide Advisory
Panel will provide input to SDSU on all phases of the projects. The second the Regional
Advisory Panel which will test the website are various times during it's creation to provide input
on the ease of use.
SDSU will also be doing outreach to border communities at public meetings and other venues to
gather input from users and identify potential sources of information. In addition, the public
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and other users can provide input directly from the website.
It is expected that the first phase of this project will be completed by April 1999 and that all
information links to U.S. and Mexican federal information and data will be done and that major
inroads will have been into connecting to available state and local information.
Accomplishments 1997:
The cooperative agreement between EPA and SDSU was signed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The website will up be operating, although not all information sources will be linked. The two
advisory panels will be established. Extensive outreach efforts by SDSU will be done on both
sides of the border. Potential sources will be identified and a number of links to these sources
will be completed, including the metadata statements.
Project Contact(s):
Dave Fege (619) 23 5-4769 (fege.dave@epamail.epa.gov) - USEPA
Kimberly Collins, (619) 594-5423 (collin3@mail.sdsu.edu) - San Diego State University
Rolando Rios 52-5-624-3454 - INE
Participants):
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
San Diego State University
Institute Nacional Ecologico
U.S.-Mexico Border Information Network
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U.S.- Mexico Border Environmental Indicators Report
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
.ans
Start Date: 01/01/98
Completion Date: 12/01/98
Project Purpose:
Environmental indicators serve as a fundamental tool for determining whether environmental
policy addresses the most urgent environmental, human health, and natural resource issues.
They can also provide clear and comprehensive information to the public on the status of the
environment, human health, and natural resources in the U.S.- Mexico border.
Project Description:
Environmental indicators are measures of environmental quality that can be used to assess status
and trends in the environment's ability to support human and ecological health. Performance
indicators, which are also included in the report, are measures of whether programs are meeting
their intended goals. Each of the nine Border XXI Workgroups is responsible for providing
environmental indicators for the U.S. and Mexico border areas to the Environmental
Information Resources Workgroup, which is editing and publishing the report.
The expected audience for this report includes the national government of each country, border
communities, state and local agencies, tribal governments, concerned citizens and citizen
groups, and industry and business groups.
[Total Extramural $$ 1997: $60K]
Accomplishments 1997:
The U.S.- Mexico Border Environmental Indicators report was prepared in 1997, and will be
published in early 1998.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The report will be drafted in 1998 for distribution in 1999 with the Border XXI Biennial
Progress Report.
Project Contact(s):
Damn Swartz-Larson (415) 744-1638 (Swartz-Larson.Darrin@epamaiLepa.gov).
Adrian Fernandez 52-5-624-3456
Participants):
EPA, SEMARNAP/INE
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U.S. - Mexico Border XXI Homepage
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 10/01/96
Completion Date: ongoing
Project Purpose:
To create an effective mechanism of sharing information, EPA and SEMARNAP will continue
development of the U.S.- Mexico Border XXI home page. This addresses the long-term goal of
improving and increasing public access to information.
Project Description:
The U.S.- Mexico Border XXI Program Homepage (http://www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder) was
published in December 1996 with the U.S. Mexico Border XXI documents (executive summary,
Border XXI framework, 1996 Implementation Plans), Border Maps, Compendium of Border
Related Projects receiving EPA funding and/or involving EPA participation, and links to other
border-related environmental sites. These sections and documents will continue to be
maintained and updated as necessary in 1998.
Accomplishments 1997:
In 1997, the U.S.-Mexico Border XXI Program Homepage included the addition of the Border
XXI documents in Spanish. Additional documents for 1997, were the 1997-1998
Implementation Plans, the Draft Environmental Indicators Report for public comment, the
Summary Comment and Response Report and the complete Comment and Response Report
Database. The "enviro-links" section was organized into categories of similar sites to assist
users in located related homepage they are interested in.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
In 1998, the LaPaz agreement in Spanish and English, the 1998 Implementation Plans, and the
Environmental Indicators Report will be included in the homepage. A calendar of events
meetings, public forums, etc. sponsored by Border XXI workgroup will developed for the
homepage. This will assist in publicizing future Border XXI meetings.
Project Contact(s):
Carmen Mas6 (415) 744-1750 (e-mail: maso.carmen@epamail.epa.gov).
Participant(s):
EPA, SEMARNAP/INE
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Activities under U.S./Mexico Consultative Mechanism for the Establishment
of New Sites and for Existing Sites
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Continue to exchange information, on a quarterly basis, on waste facilities located on both sides
of the border area in accordance with the agreed upon U.S./Mexico Consultative Mechanism for
the Establishment of New Sites and for Existing Sites.
Accomplishments 1997:
EPA provided INE with updated information on several potential sites.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continued exchange of information.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 6: Willie Kelley 214-665-6760,Bonnie Romo, 214-665-8323, Joe Schultes,, 665-
2244; kelley.willie/romo.bonnie/schultes.joseph@epamail.epa.gov
TNRCC Border Affairs Office: Steve Niemeyer, 512-239-3600; sniemeye@tnrcc.state.tx.us
EPA Region 9: Chris Reiner, 415-744-1284,744-2096, reiner.chris @epamail.epa.gov
NMED: Ed Kelley, 505-827-2834
INE - Luis Wolf, INE
Participants):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, Border States
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Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Hazardous Waste
Border Activities
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $195,000.00
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Provide funds for hazardous waste activities specific to the Border Plan in Arizona, including:
internal and external liaison for hazardous waste issues on the Arizona/Sonora border; principal
participation in the Arizona/Sonora Hazardous and Solid Waste and Enforcement
Subworkgroup; development and implementation of pollution prevention/waste minimization
outreach activities for industries in the border region, including the maquiladora industry;
technical assistance to other federal, state and local agencies and/or non-governmental
organizations; provide compliance assistance workshops to U.S. and Mexico border industries
and government officials, to improve their understanding of hazardous waste import/export
regulations; participation in multi-agency task forces and/or study groups which address
hazardous waste issues in the border.
Accomplishments 1997:
In addition to providing technical assistance on an ongoing basis to U.S. Customs, ADEQ
participated in a week-long border interdiction exercise in conjunction with various agencies at
the Nogales Port of Entry. The focus of the exercise was to inspect inbound and outbound
shipments for potential violations of U.S. Customs, environmental, and transportation
violations. An estimated 6,000 inbound and 3,800 outbound shipments were examined. ADEQ
assisted the City of Nogales' Pollution Prevention Program in providing training for personnel
and conducting outreach to the regulated community. Responded to requests for technical
assistance and information on hazardous waste issues in the Arizona/Sonora border region from
other governmental agencies, industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, and the
general public.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continuation of ongoing activities as described above. Training on Import/Export Regulations
proposed for June 1998 at the Nogales Port of Entry and Oct. 1998 at the San Luis Port of Entry
for U.S. Customs and Mexico Aduana personnel and other environmental enforcement
/compliance regulators in the transboundary arena. Provide on-site technical assistance to U.S.
Customs regarding transboundary shipments of hazardous wastes as scheduled with USCS staff.
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Conduct outreach in conjunction with the Open House's scheduled for the Arizona/Sonora
border communities through the EPA SDBO and when discussion topics include hazardous
waste issues. Also, participate hi the HSW and Enforcement Workgroups' regional
subworkgroup, and implement the AMIGO pollution prevention program.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 9: Chris Reiner, 415-744-2096, reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
ADEQ: Placido Dos Santos, Edna Mendqza, 520-628-6710, mendoza.edna@ev.state.az.us
Participants):
EPA, ADEQ
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Arizona-Mexico International Green Organization (AMIGO)
.ans
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 7/1/97
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: 6/30/98
Project Description:
The mission of AMIGO is to bring Arizona and Mexico industries together to share technologies
that reduce waste and pollution and increase profits, worker safety and environmental health. Its
focus is to promote pollution prevention and improve waste management practices among
maquiladoras in the Arizona-Sonora border region through a voluntary, non-regulatory
government-industry partnership. Activities that the partnership will promote to achieve its
goals include networking opportunities; technological and information exchanges through
workshops, facility tours, and personnel exchanges; and a pollution prevention conference.
Accomplishments 1997:
ADEQ developed informational brochures and membership agreement forms for the AMIGO
project. Outreach was conducted to inform industry on both sides of the Arizona/Sonora border
of AMIGO by conducting presentations and publishing articles in newsletters.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A pollution prevention conference in the Ambos Nogales area focused on the maquiladora
industry which is scheduled for May 1998. ADEQ will promote and facilitate networking and
mutual assistance opportunities between associated Arizona and Sonora industries to identify
successful waste reduction activities and resolve barriers to pollution prevention in the
maquiladora industry through meetings, workshops, personnel exchanges, and facility tours.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 9: Chris Reiner, 415-744-2096, reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
ADEQ: Edna Mendoza, 520-628-6710, mendoza.edna@ev.state.az.us
Participant(s):
EPA, ADEQ, PROFEPA, Maquiladora Association of Nogales, Sonora
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Border Waste Wi$e Web Site Maintenance
Completion Date: 12/98
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 10/97
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Project Description:
Maintenance and modification of the web site created under the Border Waste Wi$e Program.
This web site serves as a source of information on this program, as well as providing general
information on solid waste reduction and recycling with an emphasis on the San Diego-Tijuana
Border region.
Accomplishments 1997:
Transfer of web site to City of San Diego server; translation into Spanish of waste reduction
guides for electronics and plastic injection sectors, and posting of these guides on the web site;
began revision of existing translation of Spanish version of web site.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Complete translation of Spanish version of web site; continued maintenance of web site;
periodic updates of web site information.
Project Contact(s):
Chris Reiner - EPA Region 9,415-744-2096, reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
Yvonne Williams - City of San Diego
Participants):
EPA, City of San Diego
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Business and Environmental Performance Improvement Program for
Manufacturers in Tijuana
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $80,000.00
Start Date: Summer 1998
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: 1999
Project Description:
Fund the development of a business and environmental performance improvement program in
partnership with industry and other organizations. The service would help manufacturers
improve performance by identifying and helping to implement opportunities to reduce operating
costs through efficiency gains in materials, energy and water use and waste disposal. Uses and
expands partnerships developed under the Border Waste Wi$e program.
Accomplishments 1997:
This is a new project.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Establishment of a program/process for program.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, 415-744-1284, hall.heidi@epamail.epa.gov
Participant(s):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, SDSU, UABC, EOF, Cal DTSC
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California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Border
Hazardous Waste Activities
Total Extramural S$ 1998: $195,000.00
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Fund Border Coordinator position in the CA DTSC to support implementation of the Border
Plan in California. Fund several specific border projects through the Coordinator, including:
tracking of transboundary shipments of hazardous wastes through manifest and notification
information; conducting surveillance and enforcement of shipments of hazardous waste that
cross the Cal/BC border at the U.S. Customs Ports of Entry; providing technical assistance
including binational workshops on compliance with hazardous waste regulations and pollution
prevention techniques for U.S. and Mexico border industries and government officials; and
participating in binational workgroups and subgroups that address hazardous waste issues in the
border region.
Accomplishments 1997:
Binational Pollution Prevention Workshops were held for government officials in Tijuana, BC
on 3/20/97 and for the border electronics industry in San Diego, Ca 5/15/97. Binational
workshop on requirements for the importation and exportation of hazardous waste across the
Cal-BC border was held in San Diego on 4/17-18/97. Information exchange between Cal and
BC EPA was held in Tijuana, BC on 4/23/97. State and local environmental authorities
conducted 183 truck stop events at U.S. Customs Ports of Entry along the Cal/BC border. Over
2200 vehicles were inspected for illegal shipments of hazardous waste. As a result, at least 10
cases of improper handling of hazardous waste are under investigation. $430,000.00 in fines
were collected as a result of enforcement activities pertaining to shipments of hazardous waste
from Mexico into California. SDCDEH conducted 5 training classes on identifying clandestine
shipments of hazardous waste for regulatory officials from Mexico.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Workshop on Hazardous Waste Classification in Tijuana, B.C. 4/23/98 and Mexicali, B.C.
4/30/98; Workshop on Pollution Prevention for the Electronics Industry 5/12/98; Workshop on
Requirements for import/export of hazardous waste 6/11-12/98. Inspections of transporters
bringing hazardous waste across the border are being conducted almost weekly at U.S. Customs
facilities in California. Several enforcement actions are being pursued as a result.
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Project Contacts):
DISC - Pam LePen, 714-484-5379, hwl.plepen@hwl.cahwnet.gov
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, 415-744-1284, hall.heidi@epamail.epa.gov
Participant(s):
EPA, Cal DISC, County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health
(SDCDEH), San Diego State University (SDSU), PROFEPA, INE and Baja California
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City of Nogales Environment Justice through Pollution Prevention
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 9/95 Completion Date: 10/98
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Project Description:
This project aims to promote pollution prevention in the small business community in Nogales,
AZ, with a particular emphasis on the following sectors: automotive, printing, dry cleaning and
beauty salons. This will be accomplished by on-site visits to these businesses and the
development and distribution of sector-specific P2 information in English and Spanish, as well
as extensive print and radio outreach to the local community.
Accomplishments 1997:
Trainings conducted for staff responsible for on-site business visits; on-site visits initiated;
development begun on P2 materials and community outreach materials; collection of materials
begun for library of P2 reference materials to be established.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Completion of on-site visits with businesses; completion, translation and distribution of sector-
specific P2 educational materials; establishment of a permanent, bilingual reference library on
pollution prevention; print and radio outreach to the community on the importance of pollution
prevention.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 9, Chris Reiner, 415-744-2096, reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
City of Nogales, Michele Kimpel, 520-287-6571
Participant(s):
EPA, City of Nogales
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EPA/TNRCC Used Oil Border Initiative
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
.ans
Start Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: 1998
Project Description:
In partnership with TNRCC, EPA Region 6 will provide the TNRCC Region 6 El Paso Office
with training, field test kits, and analytical support for monitoring used oil coming into the U S
from Mexico to determine if it is mixed with hazardous waste. Transporters who import used oil
from Mexico are subject to the requirements of Subpart E of the Used Oil Standards from the
time the used oil enters the U.S. Concerns have been raised that used oil crossing the border to
the U.S. may be mixed with hazardous wastes (e.g., spent solvents, heavy metals) and not
properly managed in the U.S. Used oil that has been mixed with hazardous waste constituents
must be managed as hazardous waste in the U.S. Transporters of imported used oil are required
to determine whether the total halogen content is above or below 1,000 ppm. Mixture of used oil
with hazardous waste is prohibited. If the halogen content of used oil is above 1,000 ppm, it is
presumed to be mixed with significant concentrations of halogenated hazardous constituents.
TNRCC will conduct random sampling of used oil shipments and those samples testing positive
will be sent to an EPA laboratory for further analysis. U.S. Customs, Aduana and PROFEPA
will be invited to participate in this initiative.
Accomplishments 1997:
This is a new project.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Since used oil is regulated differently in Mexico, there is a potential for used oil to be mixed with
hazardous waste. This project will help provide baseline data in the El Paso Region to ensure
that hazardous waste has not been mixed with used oil as it comes across the border. EPA will
provide training on used oil regulations, provide field test kits and training on kits, and provide
laboratory analyses for samples that test positive
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 6: Nancy Jones, 214/665-8041, Bonnie Romo, 214-665-8323;
bender.jones.nancy/romo.bonnie@ epamail.epa.gov
TNRCC Region 6 El Paso: Terry McMillan, Kent Waggoner, 915/783-9634;
tmcmilla/kwaggone@tnrcc.state.tx.us
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Participants): EPA, TNRCC, U.S. Customs, Aduana, PROFEPA
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Hazardous Waste Management Training Course and Manual
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1998 Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Project Description:
EPA, under contract with PRC (now Tetra-Tech) and input from SEMARNAP, developed a
hazardous waste management course and manual to be given to regulators and policymakers
from Mexico in FY97 and FY98.
Accomplishments 1997:
The course has been given in Tijuana, Monterrey, and Mexico City to a total audience of several
hundred regulators, industry managers, and citizens.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The course will be offered in two or three more border cities this year, most likely Matamoros,
Ciudad Juarez, and Coahuila.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall 415-744-1284, hall.heidi@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Region 6: Bonnie Romo, 214-665-8323
INE: Luis Wolf, INE
Participant(s):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, Mexican State Agencies, Tetra-Tech
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Hazardous Waste Tracking System (Haztraks)
Total Extramural SS 1998: $412,452.00
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description: .
Continue improving binational monitoring of hazardous waste movements into the U.S. and take
enforcement actions where appropriate for import violations. Link with Mexico's new system
(Oracle) and new tracking forms as it becomes operational.
Accomplishments 1997: .
In 1997 EPA developed a Beta-version of Haztraks for Lotus Notes. It is currently in testing.
We increased resources to the contract for report development in Foxfire! to improve Haztraks
reporting functionality. Met with INE to observe Mexico's new tracking system (SIRREP) in
Oracle and began work to integrate this system with Haztraks. Completed most of the Waste
Code Correlation dictionary. Began conversion of Haztraks to Visual Foxpro. Continued work
with Ports of Entry/Customs to collect EPA hazardous waste manifests. Investigated 48
companies importing HW through Texas; 22 companies (46%) were noncompliant. Settled 11
enforcement actions with total penalties of $132,797. One order resulted in the first International
Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) in the country which was voluntarily undertaken by
defendant and was not otherwise legally required. The SEP, costing the U.S. parent company
$200,000, resulted in an environmental benefit to a plant in Cd. Juarez removing 200,000 Ibs of
HW from the environment and eliminated wastewater generation. State of the art equipment was
installed and operational changes were instituted to reduce air emissions to workers.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continue tracking; improve system; link with Mexico's Aviso de Retorno and Notification.
Enforce violations. Establish PROFEPA Haztraks pilot/training in Chihuahua. Expand to other
PROFEPA border offices; Mexico City. Complete waste code dictionary; correlate data between
Mexico/U.S. shipments.
EPA Region 6: Joe Schultes, Bonnie Romo, AD Talton at 214-665-2244, 665-8323, 665-6651;
schultes.j oseph/ romo.bonnie/talton.adolphus@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, Chris Reiner, Marc Mowrey at 415-744-1284, 744-2096, 744-2061,
hall.heidi/ mowrey.marc/ reiner.chris @epamail.epa.gov;
INE: Hugh Harleston, Luis Wolf
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Participant(s):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, TNRCC, NMED, ADEQ, Cal DISC
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Implementation of the Joint Hazardous and Solid Waste/Enforcement
Subworkgroups
Total Extramural SS 1998: $20,000.00
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Continue planning and facilitating regional subworkgroup meetings for the Border Mates.
Accomplishments 1997:
The California/Baja California subgroup continued to work towards a resolution ot the beasoii
issue. To date, three separate Federal and state agencies have taken numerous samples and
worked with PROFEPA and locals affected by the Seasoil to characterize the material. The
Arizona/Sonora subgroup undertook numerous activities, including coordinating a multi-agency,
week-long border interdiction exercise at the Nogales Port of Entry and organizing a course on
the Principles of Environmental Enforcement for US and Mexican officials. The
Texas/Chihuahua/New Mexico Enforcement Subgroup facilitated a joint training course for U.S.
Customs Mexico's Aduana, and state environmental inspectors at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry
in August 1997. This Subgroup also worked together on four different cooperative enforcement
cases.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
1 Two Califomia/Baja California meetings or more: prioritization of issues for this region;
strategy for opening the meetings to the public; description of purpose of group; identify and
resolve regional issues. 2. At least two Arizona/Sonora meetings to identify and address
regional issues and facilitate binational projects. 3. Two more subgroups are to be formed in the
Texas/Coahuila area and the Texas/Nuevo Leon/Tamaulipas area and the first meetings are
expected in April 1998. The Texas/Chihuahua/New Mexico subgroup plans to hold four
meetings focusing on information exchange and cooperative enforcement actions. Will also
continue to facilitate training for Customs and Aduana inspectors.
Project Contacts): ,„__
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, Chris Reiner, John Rothman, 415-744-1284,744-2096, 744-1353
hall.heidi/reiner.chris/rothman.john@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Region 6: Bonnie Romo, Joe Schultes, Efren Ordonez, 214-665-8323, 665-2244, 665-
2181; romo.bonnie/ ordonez.efren/schultes.joseph@epamail.epa.gov
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DISC: Pam LePen, 714-484-5379; hwl.plepen@hwl.cahwnet.gov
ADEQ: Placido Dos Santos, 520-628-6744
TNRCC Border Office, Austin: Steve Niemeyer, 512/239-3600; sniemeye@tnrcc.state.tx.us
TNRCC Region 6 El Paso: Terry McMillan, Kent Waggoner, 915/778-9634;
kwaggone/tmcmilla@tnrcc.state.tx.us
NMED: Mike Le Scouarnec, John Tymkowych, 505-827-1508; john_rymkowych@
nmenv. state.nm.us
INE: Luis Wolf, Julian Torres
PROFEPA: Antonio Sandoval, Jorge Moractos, Bio. Pilar Lopez Marco
Participant(s):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, TNRCC, NMED, ADEQ, Cal DTSC
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Maquiladora Training on Aviso de Retorno Use
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 04/01/98 Completion Date: 07/01/98
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Project Description: .
Conduct maquiladora-sponsored trainings in the use of Mexico's new Aviso forms and new
database system, the Sistema de Rastreo de Residues Peligrosos.
Accomplishments 1997:
EPA and INE agree on need for training and training responsibilities.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998: .
1. A more informed regulated community; 2. better industry compliance; 3. better tracking ot
hazardous waste movement, 4. conduct three training sessions in the border region.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, Marc Mowrey, 415-744-1284, 744-2061;
hall.heidi/mowrey .marc@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Region 6: Joseph Schultes, Bonnie Romo, 214-665-2244; 665-8323
schultes.joseph/romo.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
INE: Hugo Harleston
Participants):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, Maquiladora Association
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New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Border Hazardous Waste
Management Activities
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $50,000.00
.ans
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Continue participation in Border 21 hazardous waste activities which includes: Border crossing
checks for compliance with U.S. hazardous waste regulations, training and technical assistance to
local authorities and federal border agencies on hazardous waste/materials inspection procedures
for transporters, training and compliance assistance to the U.S. and Mexico border industry to
increase their understanding of the regulations governing transboundary hazardous waste
shipments; participation in the Texas/Chihuahua/ New Mexico enforcement subgroup.
Accomplishments 1997:
In coordination with U.S. Customs officials, conducted 71 border checks at three border
crossings, namely the Santa Teresa port-of-entry, Columbus/Las Palomas Port-of-entry, and the
Antelope Wells border crossing. Participated in numerous EPA, TNRCC, and PROFEPA
meetings and training sessions related to hazardous waste transportation issues.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Maintain and promote compliance with regulations governing transboundary hazardous waste
shipments. Increase knowledge of border corridor generators and transporters crossing the
Mexico/New Mexico border. Participate in training with partners and organizations involved
with transboundary hazardous waste shipments. In partnership with TNRCC, participate in
educational outreach meetings on regulations pertaining to transboundary hazardous waste.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 6: Bonnie Romo, 214-665-8323; romo.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
NMED: John Tymkowych, 505-827-1508, john_tymkowych@nmenv.state.nm.us
Participants):
EPA, TNRCC, County governments of Dona Ana, Luna, and Hidalgo, U.S. Customs, Aduana,
U.S. DOT, PROFEPA, INE
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Sampling and Analysis Training
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1996 Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Project Description:
In coordination with the Enforcement Workgroup, the Hazardous and Solid Waste Workgroup
will continue to pursue training in hazardous waste sampling and analysis for inspectors in
Mexico. Training will be conducted in Nuevo Laredo in March 1998 hosted by Southern
Environmental Enforcement Network (SEEN).
Accomplishments 1997:
Course developed and translated
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Successful training program and materials for use in further trainings.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 6: Efren Ordonez, 214-665-2181, ordonez.efren@epamail.epa.gov
TNRCC Border Office, Austin: Steve Niemeyer, 512/239-3600; sniemeye@mrcc.state.tx.us
EPA Region 9: John Rothman, 415-744-1353; rothman.john@epamail.epa.gov
Partners
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, TNRCC, Cal DTSC, ADEQ, NMED, U.S. Customs, U.S. DOT, SEEN
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Sistema Integral para el Reciclamiento de Desechos Organicos (SIRDO) in
Tijuana (Integral System for the Recycling of Organic Waste)
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $14,000.00
Start Date: Summer 1998
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Summer 1999
Project Description:
SIRDO is a biotechnology which combines elements of the Aztec Chinampa and the Vietnamese
double-vault latrine. The system, when used properly: prevents contamination of lakes, rivers
and wetlands with sewage waste, prevents eutrophication and loss of species diversity in
waterways; prevents air pollution by fecal dust; produces high quality biofertilizer; closes an
economic loop by allowing people to profit from otherwise contaminating materials; is
significantly cheaper than centralized sewage disposal for areas of water scarcity and rural areas;
and are manufactured with recycled plastic.
Accomplishments 1997:
This is a new project.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Deployment and monitoring of up to 6 units in San Diego, and one or more colonias in Tijuana.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 9: Chris Reiner, 415-744-2096, reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
National Wildlife Federation: Sidonie Chiapetta, 202-797-6639
Participants):
EPA, INE, National Wildlife Federation
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Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Border
Hazardous Waste Management Activities
Total Extramural S$ 1998: $100,000.00
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Strengthen compliance with the regulations for transboundary shipments of hazardous wastes
through the following activities: 1. Continue to monitor and conduct inspections at six Texas
international ports of entry, inspecting warehouses, transporter yards, and entities involved with
managing imports of hazardous wastes. 2. Continue to provide training to facilitate information
sharing and increase capability of U.S. Customs and Aduana personnel to detect illegal
shipments of hazardous waste at border crossings. 3. Continue to provide training and
compliance assistance workshops to U.S. and Mexico border maquiladora industry to increase
their understanding of the regulations governing transboundary hazardous waste shipments.
Accomplishments 1997:
1. The El Paso Region 6 Office conducted 24 facility inspections. Two inspections (8 %) were
noncompliant and were issued notices of violation (NOV). Participated with U.S. Customs and
Aduana in 26 bridge inspections. The Region 15 Harlingen Office conducted 23 facility
inspections and issued one NOV. Also, held 32 bridge inspections and 8 rail yard inspections.
The San Antonio Region 13 Office conducted 5 warehouse inspections and two bridge
inspections in Eagle Pass and Del Rio. 2. Together with EPA Region 6 provided two training
sessions to U.S. Customs/Aduana in Laredo and Brownsville. Produced a training manual for
these courses. 3. Together with EPA Region 6 conducted four outreach conferences for the
maquiladora industry in El Paso, Laredo, Del Rio, and Brownsville.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
TNRCC will continue its monitoring and inspection program. It will coordinate two training
courses for U.S. Customs and Aduana and three outreach educational seminars to the U.S. and
Mexico border industry on proper management of transboundary hazardous waste. Will
continue to provide technical assistance and outreach to U.S. Customs officials during routine
bridge inspection visits.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 6: Bonnie Romo, Joe Schultes, 214-665-2244, 665-8323; schultes.joseph/
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TNRCC El Paso Region 6: Terry McMillan, Kent Waggoner, 915/778-9634; kwaggone/
tmcmilla@tnrcc.state.tx.us - TNRCC Harlingen Region 15: Arturo Blanco, 956/425-6010
TNRCC Laredo Region 16: Jorge Bacelis, 956/791-6611
Participants):
EPA, PROFEPA, TNRCC, Texas Dept. Of Safety, Texas Dept. Of Health, NMED, U.S.
Customs, DOT, INE, Aduana, Maquiladora Association, Texas Border counties
.ans
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Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Border Solid
Waste Management Activities
Total Extramural $S 1998: $0.00
Start Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Description:
Develop and facilitate pilot projects which can serve as models for affordable municipal solid
waste management (MSWM) systems, and can be replicated for use in border communities.
Facilitate information sharing and develop improved networks for information exchange and
coordination, among key U.S. and Mexico solid waste officials, particularly regarding MSWM
problems which are common on both sides of the border.
Accomplishments 1997:
TNRCC initiated outreach and technical assistance to border local governments (LG) in order to
assess level of interest and provide the framework needed to approach long-term, comprehensive
solutions to these problems. Other activities include: 1. Analyzed, published, and distributed
results from the survey of border county governments regarding illegal dumping. It provided
important details on the scope/magnitude of the problem. 2. Responded to requests for
assistance on illegal dumping and related MSW problems. 3. Completed database of potential
fiinding resources for viable illegal dumping programs which could serve as models for other
communities. 4. Coordinated with other U.S. and Mexico government agencies on common
border MSW problems.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
TNRCC will continue to conduct the border outreach and technical assistance described for
1997, an integral part of which is working with LGs to mitigate illegal dumping through
voluntary compliance and comprehensive solutions. Initiate publication of a generic, bilingual
brochure describing the impact of illegal dumping on human health and the environment and
outlining proper disposal methods. Distribute camera-ready slick to border LGs. Work with
LGs, colonias, andNGO's to facilitate pilots/model programs for resolving problems. Provide
funding and technical assistance to LGs on components of illegal dumping solutions, including
cleanup events, educational initiatives, enforcement, and collection equipment/facilities.
Project Contacts):
EPA Region 6: Willie Kelley, Tracie Donaldson, 714-665-6760; kelley.willie@epamail.epa.gov
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TNRCC: Linda Haynie, 512/239-6813; lhaynie@tnrce.state.tx.us
Participants):
EPA, Texas Border county governments, border regional planning agencies, SEMARNAP,
SEDESOL, state delegados
.ans
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Tohono O'odham Nation Port of Entry Assistance
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $30,000.00
Start Date: 1998 Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
See project description.
Project Description:
Provide assistance to help the Tohono O'odham identify appropriate agencies and solutions for
ha2ardous waste and materials issues. The specific issues to address include transportation of
hazardous materials and waste across Tribal lands, resources and planning for emergency
response, and SARA Title III issues.
Accomplishments 1997:
This is a new project.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Clearer understanding of the hazardous and solid waste, hazardous materials, and emergency
response issues facing the Tohono O'odham nation, and an action plan and list of agencies with
whom they can work.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, 415-744-1284, hall.heidi@epamail.epa.gov
Participants):
EPA, Tohono O'odham Nation
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Update 1993 Maquiladora Industry Hazardous Waste Management and
Training Manual
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
See Project Description
Completion Date: 1998
Project Description:
Update a 1993 EPA/SEDESOL bilingual publication which is currently out of date. The 1998
version of the bilingual maquiladora hazardous waste management and training manual is
intended to support regulatory compliance activities within the maquiladora industry and waste
handlers in the U.S./Mexico border area. Training with this Manual is expected to improve
compliance and monitoring of the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes in the border
area.
Accomplishments 1997:
This is a new project.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
1998 Manual to include current EPA and SEMARNAP hazardous waste import and export
requirements and applicable state environmental agency requirements. The manual will be
published in English and Spanish. A compact disk version will also be developed. We hope to
provide Internet access to 1998 Maquiladora Manual.
Project Contact(s):
EPA Region 6: Joe Schultes, Bonnie Romo, 214-665-8323, 665-2244; romo.bonnie/
schultes.joseph@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Region 9: Heidi Hall, Chris Reiner, Wendi Shafir, 415-744-1284, 744-2096, 744-2059,
hall.heidi@epamail.epa.gov
INE: Luis Wolf, INE
Participant(s):
EPA, INE, PROFEPA, Western States Project, TNRCC, NMED, Cal DTSC, ADEQ
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Beyond Texas Borders Pavilion at Texas Wildlife Expo
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: March 1998
Completion Date: Open
Project Purpose:
To develop a new exhibit area within Texas Wildlife Expo to create awareness of the
interrelationship of natural resources and to showcase conservation efforts that transcend
geopolitical boundaries and require international cooperation.
Project Description:
Texas Wildlife Expo is an annual event on its 7th year to promote outdoor recreational
opportunities and to showcase conservation efforts in Texas. A number of TPWD programs are
binational or international, usually in collaboration with federal entities. This new pavilion will
house TPWD's international programs as well as those of other agencies and organizations. All
consular delegations maintained in Texas will be invited to visit this pavilion.
In addition, five families from the border region will be sponsored to
participate in Expo as an environmental education activity. The families are
expected to share their Expo experience with their community through schools,
churches and related means.
Accomplishments 1997:
NA
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
To have a minimum of 30 exhibitors in the "Beyond Texas Borders" pavilion and to host five
families from the border region to visit Expo.
Project Contact(s):
Maria Araujo, TPWD, (512)389-4901; FAX (512)389-4814,
email: maria.araujo@tpwd.state.tx.us
Participant(s):
Invited: DOI and SECTUR
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Binational Cooperation on Soil and Water Conservation Survey, Soils, and
Water Conservation Program and a Natural Resources Inventory
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date:
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
In accordance with the Border XXI priorities on environmental indicators, a cooperative
relationship is being developed between the U.S. and Mexican state and federal agencies that can
foster the development of a transboundary natural resources inventory, soil and water
conservation survey, and a soil and water conservation pilot program along the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Project Description:
The ultimate goals will be to conduct a binational soil and water conservation survey that will be
used to develop a binational soil and water conservation program. Three is interest in both the
U.S. and Mexico in a cooperation program that would involve integration of soil data to create
seamless resource maps. The binational survey on soil and water conservation matter along
stretches of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo can result in improved irrigation practices and a reduced
demand for scarce surface and groundwater. As part of this project, a soil and water conservation
subgroup will be formed. NRCS will have the lead for the U.S., and will work with interested
state, federal, and local ^agencies, as well as private land-owners to design a cooperative
program.
Accomplishments 1997:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Mexican Secretariat for the Environment,
Natural Resources, and Fish (SEMARNAP) signed a cooperative agreement in 1997 which was
facilitated by the Transboundary Resources Inventory Program (TRIP). The USDA's Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), INEGI, and SEMARNAP have held meetings to
discuss the prospects of conducting a binational soil and water conservation survey, developing a
binational soil and water conservation program and carrying out a binational natural resources
inventory. Progress is being made in the effort to conduct a transboundary natural resource
inventory.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
We anticipate that the study design will be completed and the issues regarding NRCS authority
to spend funds on binational projects will be resolved
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Project Contacts):
Clifford Doke at USDA/NRCS
Tel: 202-690-2212
Participants):
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Texas-Mexico Wildlife Exchange
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: February 1995 Completion Date: Open
Project Purpose:
To provide to Mexico surplus wildlife from Texas, such as white-tailed deer, and to exchange
scientific and technical information on wildlife management.
Project Description:
Texas is making surplus wildlife resources available to Mexico to restock areas or to improve
wildlife densities. Landowners receiving stock pay all expenses associated with permits,
trapping and transportation of the animals. Deer and wild turkey have been sent to Mexico under
this cooperative project. CEMEX, the only landowner currently participating, is funding a
technical assistance cooperative program with Texas A&M University at Kingsville
and Universidad Aut noma de Nuevo Leon in Linares.
Accomplishments 1997:
Stocked Rio Grande turkey and white-tailed deer at the Santa Maria ranch in Nuevo Leon
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
To include other landowners and other states in this project.
Project Contact(s):
Maria Araujo, TPWD, (512)389-4901; FAX (512)389-4814,
email: maria.araujo@tpwd.state.tx.us
Pablo Navarro, General Direction of Wildlife/INE (525)624-3302
FAX (525)624-3588, email: pnavarro@chajul.ine.gob.mx
Participant(s):
TPWD, INE, CEMEX, TAMU-Kingsville, UANL
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Texas/Tamaulipas: Sampling and Analysis of the Submerged Lands of Texas
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: Summer 1997 Completion Date: Summer 1998
Project Purpose:
To create a new and expanded baseline of the coastal and riverine environmental indicators and
update a survey made 20 years ago on the Texas coast. Concurrently, if the Government of
Mexico wishes, a parallel survey can proceed in Tamaulipas and produce a valuable binational
set of environmental indicators on the transboundary coastal environment.
Project Description:
This project will update the previous study and provide a new baseline of data on the sediment
chemistry, sediment textures and benthic fauna. It will begin with a focus on the Rio Grande
and Brownsville coastal area at an estimated cost of $800,000. The data will be presented in
GIS format to facilitate easy access to the data, change and trend analysis and wide
dissemination of the results to the agencies, local governments and others. The design and
implementation of the project will be based on the experience gained from previous studies, and
the project will utilize recent advances in GIS, GPS and analytical methods to maximize
efficiency, data analysis and data presentation. The entire Texas project is scheduled to be a
four-year effort at a total cost of about five million dollars.
Accomplishments 1997:
The organizational and proposal definition was established in 1997 through interagency
consultation in Texas and presentation to the Texas Coastal Coordinating Council (CCC).
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Although the project is designed for the entire Texas coast, a FY 98-99 project is proposed in the
US to cover the submerged lands in the Texas Laguna Madre, the seabed 10.6 miles out from
Port Isabel, the Arroyo Colorado and the tidal reaches of the Rio Grande. If the Government of
Mexico is interested, the study area can be extended into the contiguous areas of the river, the
Laguna Madre system and the Gulf of Mexico in coordination with the Border XXI Natural
Resources, Water and Environmental Information Resources Workgroups.
Among the many outcomes of the project are:
GIS maps of analytical results (sediment chemistry, benthic fauna, sediment texture) for all the
submerged lands of Texas and the tidal Rio Grande; analysis of change over the last 20 years
and a new baseline of data; information on sand resources (beach nourishment) and sediment
distribution ; data on benthic toxicity and relationships with contaminants; distribution of
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contaminants, relationships to depositional settings and possible contaminant sources;
relationships among sediment chemistry, benthic fauna and sediment textures; reliable data for
public information and improved understanding of coastal issues.
Project Contact(s):
Jay Raney and Jeri Sullivan at the UT Bureau of Economic Geology Tel: 512-
471-1534 or 512-471-6285 E-mail: raneyj@begv.beg.utexas.edu or
sullivanj@begv.beg.utexas.edu
Participant(s):
Project Organization: The Natural Resources-Related Interagency Work Group will take the lead
in attempting to secure funding. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) or TNRCC will provide
administrative oversight working in close coordination with the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department and the state, local and federal stakeholders through the CCC. The Bureau of
Economic Geology will manage the project, be responsible for meeting technical objectives and
oversee subcontracts (Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, for example, has agreed to
conduct some of the biologic analyses). Other agencies, especially the natural resource agencies
involved with the Transboundary Resource Inventory Program (TRIP) and the Border XXI
group, are encouraged to be members of a technical oversight and review advisory committee or
directly participate if staff are available. The project does not require any US staff commitment
from state or federal agencies, but participation is welcome. Should Mexico wish to participate,
a binational structure can be developed in accordance with its wishes.
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Pollution Prevention Activity Bilingual Pollution Prevention
Technical Conferences
Total Extramural SS 1998: $50,000.00
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
In order to encourage the use of pollution prevention information, the Work Group decided to
hold technical conferences for maquiladora facilities based on industrial sectors. Border XXI
Priority: Promoting pollution prevention as a mechanism for solving compliance problems and
continuing to promote public participation within the legal framework of each party.
Project Description:
Based on the first three bilingual pollution prevention manuals have been used as the case
materials for technical conferences held in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez and Laredo/Nuevo Laredo
areas. Metal finishing and Electronics technical conferences have been held in Juarez and
Laredo. A wood finishing technical conference was held in El Paso. It is anticipated that a
technical conference held following publication of the textile manual will receive a great deal of
attention due to the extensive presence of this industry within the border area. This project
would be a continuation of the technical exchange with Mexico.
Accomplishments 1997:
This project was funded 9/30/97.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The training conference has been scheduled for the week of May 11,1998.
Project Contact(s):
Joy Campbell (214) 665-8036.
Participant(s):
The U.S./Mexico Pollution Prevention Work Group is composed of the following agencies:
EPA Region 6; EPA Region 9; EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
(Environmental Analysis Division and Pollution Prevention Division); Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality; California Department of Toxic Substances Control; New Mexico
Environment Department; Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission; and, the Institute
for National Ecology within SEMARNAP.
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Pollution Prevention Outreach for Maquiladora
.ans
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $50,000.00
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
To help identify further technological and management solutions via Pollution Prevention to the
border region's environmental challenges, to raise awareness and to create a dialog among
maquiladora managers and government representatives.
Project Description:
The proposed Pollution Prevention Outreach Program for Maquiladoras will provide for a series
of three (3 roundtable meetings to discuss the progress of pollution prevention initiatives in the
U.S./Mexico border region. Based on OPPR's past successes with roundtable forums, this
proposal targets border region government representatives and maquiladora managers to create
more awareness of potential pollution prevention possibilities, and to enhance the application of
P2 principles and techniques in the border region. The goal of these meetings will be to help
identify further technological and management solutions to the border region's environmental
challenges, to raise awareness and to create a dialog among maquiladora managers and
government representatives. To encourage and support participation by Mexican
representatives, we propose to use a portion of this grant funding to pay for travel expenses
incurred by Mexican officials through attending roundtable meetings. This will be essential to
allow participation by Mexican officials. Deliverables from this project include preparation of a
participant list, logistics and planning for the roundtable meetings, and conduct three (3)
roundtable meetings.
Accomplishments 1997:
Project was funded 9/30/97. Roundtables are currently being planned.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Roundtables to be established
Project Contacts):
Dr. Pierre Lichaa, TNRCC (512) 239-3132
Joy Campbell, EPA (214) 665-8036
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Participant(s):
Texas Natural Resource Conservation commission (TNRCC) in coordination with federal and
state representatives from the U.S. and Mexico, representatives from the University of Texas at
El Paso and other U.T. campuses and Mexican universities along the border, representatives
from the Center for Cleaner Technology of Mexico, maquiladora managers and maquiladora
associations.
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Project Title: Bilingual Pollution Prevention Hands-on Training for Auto
Repair Industry along the U.S./Mexico Border
Extramural $$: Pending Funding
Start Date: pending
Estimated Completion Date: December 1998 (Date flexible pending funding)
Project Purpose:
WERC is working to provide technical assistance to small business along the border which form
the base of our economy but do not have the financial resources to obtain technical assistance in
the areas of pollution prevention and energy efficiency. Research has shown that most small
businesses have a good attitude about the environment, but that they do not have the time or
money to research new environmental technologies. The U.S./Mexico Border area is seeking to
strengthen its manufacturing base, as well as improve its environment, by developing an
improved technical assistance program for manufacturers. This will result in an improved
business climate along the border. By raising awareness of the economic and environmental
benefits of pollution prevention, a demand will be created for providers of pollution prevention
technologies.
Who will use and benefit from this product: Owners, operators and employees of auto repair
shops, vehicle dismantling, body shops, car dealers, auto salvage yards. The cities of Las Cruces
and Santa Teresa, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas as well as the counties along the U.S./Mexico
Borders. The increased awareness of pollution prevention techniques will decrease the amount
of pollution from this sector and as a result the county and city owned landfills and water
treatment facilities will receiye less waste.
Project Description:
Through this proposal, the Waste-management Education & Research Consortium (WERC) of
New Mexico State University and its partners - International Environmental Training and
Consulting, Inc. (IET&C), Gram, Inc. and Industry Network Corporation (INC) - seek to build
upon its existing pollution prevention program and its energy conservation program by
enhancing the pollution prevention information resources available to Auto Repair Shops along
the U.S./Mexico Border. WERC will provide and incorporate pollution prevention technical
resources into its training program which will improve auto repair shop access to existing
pollution prevention information resources and enhance their understanding of available
pollution prevention technologies. WERC has recently been involved in providing pollution
prevention training to auto repair shops, jewelry manufacturers and metal fabrication owners and
employees throughout New Mexico. However, auto repair shops in the Las Cruces and El Paso
areas were not targeted and have missed an important pollution prevention training opportunity
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WERC and its partners have successfully conducted pollution prevention training courses for
auto repair shops, body shops and jewelry manufacturing industries. These hands on workshop
included participation by owners of "green" shops in the area, discussion of examples and
discussion of the costs/benefits for the owners and the municipalities.
WERC, led by NMSU's College of Engineering, is committed to providing educational and
technological support in the areas of waste management, environmental remediation, and source
reduction of pollution. WERC's mission is to set up an infrastructure and a program to
effectively expand the world's capability to address issues associated with needs in waste
management. WERC was established under a cooperative agreement with DOE in 1990. This
model program was assigned the mission of demonstrating that a university/national laboratory
partnership can effectively expand the nation's capability to address the issues related to
management of all types of environmental problems via education and technology development.
Develop Bilingual Training Manual: WERC has produced a training manual that will be used
for the auto repair shop training. However, it has only targeted English speaking citizens. We
propose to create a similar, bilingual edition for Spanish speaking participants.
Develop Outreach and Training Mechanisms/Advertise and publicize: Outreach programs
will be developed for the Las Cruces, Santa Teresa, and El Paso areas. Existing resources and
service providers will be tapped for the training effort. Available classrooms will be located,
and training dates set. Advertisement and publicity material will be developed and a list of
potential attendees from the auto repair sector will be developed. A brochure on the Pollution
Prevention Program will be developed and mailed to local auto repair shops, vehicle dismantling
shops, body shops, car dealers, and auto salvage yards to publicize the training activities and
benefits of pollution prevention. The training activities will also be publicized on the radio
through community announcements, advertisements in local papers, and door-to-door
invitations.
Host Workshops: Three, 31/2 to 4 hour pollution prevention workshops will be held. The
hands on interactive workshops will be held in Las Cruces, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico and
El Paso, Texas. A typical agenda is as follows:
Introduction - classroom
Introduction of goals and objectives
•What is pollution and pollution prevention techniques 'Recycling techniques
•Pollution impact on health, environment and health protection techniques
Outline evening's activities
•Shop tour 1 hour
•Discussion on related topics 'Conclusions 'Video
Shop tour
Stations: -batteries -waste oil -antifreeze -solvents -refrigerants -brakes
Lead poisoning prevention
Local restrictions on --What can go down the sewer -What can go to transfer stations
Recycling options -Discussion on solvent use and auto body painting and related topics
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Conclusions 'Evaluation Forms •Certificates
Project Contact(s):
Abbas Ghassemi, WERC (505) 646-1719
Joy Campbell (214) 665-8036
Participant(s):
EPA, INE (invited), Waste-management Education & Research Consortium (WERC) of New
Mexico State University and its partners - International Environmental Training and Consulting,
Inc. (IET&C), Gram, Inc. and Industry Network Corporation.
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Border Community-Based Education on Lead-based Paint Hazards
Total Extramural SS 1998: $0.00
Start Date: Pending 1998 funding .
Completion Date: December 1998 (Date flexible pending funding)
Project Purpose:
To address the concerns of border community members, children and youth, owners, operators
and employees of industrial metal finishing and refining shops, auto repair shops, vehicle
dismantling, body shops, car dealers, and salvage yards as well as the cities and counties along
the U.S./Mexico Borders on the hazards of lead-based paint. The increased awareness of lead
poisoning, the sources, the adverse health impacts, and pollution prevention techniques will
improve the health of children and community members, assist the counties and cities in meeting
regulatory requirements while educating the industrial sector. The training will create the
awareness that chronic illnesses resulting from lead poisoning will have economic as well as
long term health maintenance impacts to the communities, and groundwater. By raising
awareness of the communities and youth regarding hazards associated with lead poisoning, a
cleaner environment and a healthier population will result.
Project Description:
WERC and its partners will provide four informational, bi-lingual workshops for the
communities listed above. Four additional workshops will be held for school districts (K-12)
along the border. The team will also produce a short bi-lingual video focusing on what lead
poisoning is, the potential health and environmental impacts, and how to prevent problems
associated with lead poisoning. The video will focus on youth education and the potential
impacts that children and youth can experience. This informational video will feature problems
related to lead poisoning in the greater Las Graces, NM and El Paso, TX areas. Past practices as
well as the current use of lead based gasoline in border communities have created situations in
which children are at risk for lead poisoning. These activities included application of lead based
paints in homes and workplaces as well as historical operations of industrial metal finishing and
refining in the border areas. Improper disposal practices in the past have resulted in
contamination of the air, soil
Through this proposal, the Waste-management Education & Research Consortium (WERC)
of New Mexico State University and its partners - International Environmental Training and
Consulting, Inc. (IET&C), Gram, Inc. and Industry Network Corporation (INC) - seek to build
upon its existing pollution prevention programs for the industrial producers as well as the
community at large. This will be done by incorporating statistical data on lead contamination of
air, water, and soil along the U.S./Mexico border. Populations at risk and exposure pathways for
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contamination will be examined and the data incorporated into a training program that will be
understandable by the average citizen. The team will communicate complex information on the
primary effects of lead on human health including mental health, fertility and birth defects, liver
and kidney damage and gastrointestinal disorders to the participants.
Develop Bilingual Training Manual: WERC has produced similar training manuals that will
be used as a basis for developing a lead based poisoning informational document for the
U.S./Mexico Border area. However, most information has only targeted English speaking
citizens. We propose to create a similar, bilingual edition manual for Spanish speaking
participants. The manual will contain information related to regulatory requirements, sources of
contamination and the effects of lead contamination. A manual on the resources available to the
public, on education, as well as prevention of lead contamination and poisoning will be
produced for English and Spanish speaking participants.
Develop Outreach and Training Mechanisms/Advertise and publicize: Outreach programs
will be developed for the rural and urban population centers along the U.S./Mexico border.
Existing resources and service providers will be tapped for the training effort. Available
classrooms will be located, and training dates set. Advertisement and publicity material will be
developed and a list of potential attendees will also be developed. A brochure on the program
will be developed and mailed to the identified industrial community, other community members,
and state and local government. The industrial sector will include smelters, metal finishers, local
auto repair shops, vehicle dismantling shops, body shops, car dealers, and auto salvage yards to
publicize the training activities and benefits of lead pollution prevention. The training activities
will also be publicized on the radio through community announcements, advertisements in local
papers, and door-to-door invitations.
Local Workshops: Four 31/2 to 4 hour pollution prevention workshops will be held. The
hands-on interactive workshops will be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas.
School District Workshops: Four 1 hour to 1 V2 hour workshops will beheld. The School
Districts will identify the time frames that they are willing to set aside. The School District
workshops will be a scaled down version of the local workshops.
Draft Agenda is as follows:
Introduction of goals and objectives
What is lead pollution and lead pollution prevention techniques
Identifying potential acute and chronic lead poisoning; chronic vs. subchronic
Common exposure pathways, risk, toxicity assessments
Dose response Impact on health, environment and health protection techniques
Discussion of U.S. regulatory requirements
Tour of a medical facility
Conclusions
Evaluation Forms
Certificates
Optional Task 5 -Video: The team, if requested, will also produce a short bi-lingual video
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focusing on what lead poisoning is, the potential health and environmental impacts, and how to
prevent problems associated with lead poisons. The video will focus on youth education and the
potential impacts that children and youth can experience. This informational video will feature
problems related to lead poisoning in the greater Las Cruces and El Paso, TX areas.
A bilingual video will be submitted to the EPA and used in the workshops. Copies will be given
to libraries and local community groups in southern New Mexico and Western Texas for their
use.
Accomplishments 1997:
Not applicable.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Pending 1998 funding.
Project Contacts):
Abbas Ghassemi, WERC, (505) 646-1719
Joy Campbell (214) 665-8036
Participants):
EPA, INE (invited U.S/Mexico Health Workgroup, Waste-management Education & Research
Consortium (WERC) of New Mexico State University and its partners - International
Environmental Training and Consulting, Inc. (IET&C), Gram, Inc. and Industry Network
Corporation (INC)
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Capacity Building for Pollution Prevention in Universities and Institutions of
Higher Learning
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $50,000.00
Start Date: Pending funding
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning have an ample potential for supporting the
development of the services and programs of Pollution Prevention as follows:
by incorporating the concepts and practices of pollution prevention in engineering, business
administration, and other industrial profession's curriculum; and to be included in all continuing
education classes
to establish masters degree programs, special programs and other modes of academic
certifications such as programs of certification for professionals which are currently working in
industry but do not hold a degree
directly furnishing advise/counsel services, through industrial extension services and programs
of applied investigations
Project Description:
This project will create a fund to support capacity building and increase promotion of
information and services of pollution prevention in the Universities and institutions of advance
education along the border area. In addition, the project will strengthen the initiatives of
coordination between the local and state authorities, the universities and industry, to optimize the
use of resources allotted to the pollution prevention program. Activities to achieve this are:
To form a workgroup to include academic directives; local and state authorities; representatives
of industrial chambers of commerce and associations; and professional associations
Establish a diagnosis of the components of supply and demand of the actual market and the
potential of services from pollution prevention in the border area.
To define the role which the educational institutions can assume in the improvement of
quantitative and qualitative aspects of these services, such as the needs in the development of
this objective.
Products as a result of these efforts are:
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A regional program of capacity development in the Universities and institutions of higher
learning
Coordination and a compatibility between the official initiatives and the private sector
An increase in the offer of services of pollution prevention
Accomplishments 1997:
Project has recently been proposed, funding has not been secured.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Project has recently been proposed, funding has not been secured.
Project Contact(s):
Chem Juan Barrera, INE, (525) 624-3665, Dr. Pierre Lichaa, TNRCC, (512) 239-3139
Joy Campbell, EPA, (214) 665-8036
Participants):
EPA, INE, TNRCC
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Pollution Prevention in Industrial Facilities in Mexico and Texas: An Inform
Initiative Involving Local Community Collaboration
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
The project goal is to encourage change in industrial operations and public policies in the region
by equipping participants with skills and expertise in pollution prevention, this enabling them to
work independently toward that goal once INFORM's involvement at the local level is over.
Project Description:
The geographic region extending from southern Texas across the border into Mexico faces
among the most severe environmental and public health challenges resulting from toxic chemical
use and waste of any industrialized region in North America. This region is home to numerous
industrial facilities, many of which are using or producing toxic chemicals that directly affect the
air, soil and water quality of communities located near these facilities. Aware of the tremendous
challenges they face, but not content to live with these hazards, environmental leaders and local
community groups in Matamoros, Mexico, and Houston, Texas-two areas facing especially
severe toxic contamination are working with INFORM (1). To obtain detailed and
comprehensible information on pollution prevention programs and progress within industrial
facilities in the region and (2). To learn how to track ongoing improvement. This project is
designed to ultimately encourage the adoption of institutionalized public policies, programs and
incentives by government and industry which will promote pollution prevention and continuous
environmental improvement in the industrial sector.
Accomplishments 1997:
In partnership with the Texas Center for Policy Studies, INFORM conducted a one day
industrial source reduction training workshop in Matamoros, Mexico on October 19, 1997
Participants included local environmental and community groups and citizens living near one or
more of the chemical manufacturing maquiladora plants.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Plans have been made for the participants to hold their first meeting with officials of Quimica
Fluor, a local plant manufacturing hydrofluoric acid.
Project Contacts):
INFORM, Marian Wise, 1(800)221-6263 ext 231
Joy Campbell, EPA (214) 665-8036
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Participant(s):
INFORM, Education Foundation of America, EPA
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Small Business Border Region Compliance Pollution Prevention Initiative
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
.ans
Start Date: Depending on Funding
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
To further the work of the Pollution Prevention Workgroup and the Border XXI Workplan by
providing technical assistance to companies in Texas along the Texas/Mexico border as they
develop pollution prevention, recycling, clean technology and compliance programs.
Increase technical information exchange at all levels of government to enhance assistance and
outreach to industry.
Continue capacity building projects with federal, state and municipal authorities and
industry.
Increase cooperation and coordination with other Border XXI workgroups and other
entities involved in promoting pollution prevention.
Increase cooperation and coordination with other Border XXI Workgroups and other
entities involved in promoting pollution prevention.
Project Description:
Build on the outcomes of a series of stakeholder roundtables held in Texas communities,
including the border region, that defined the need for compliance and prevention technical
assistance for small businesses. The border communities of Texas are home to a substantial
number of small businesses, including manufacturers, and there is a clear need for technical
assistance that addresses their particular needs in meeting Border XXI objectives outlined below.
Contract out 62 Work compliance and pollution prevention site visits in Texas border
communities under the auspices of the Small Business Technical Assistance Program.
Hold a workshop sharing the findings, with confidentiality in mind, from this series of
site visits. Invite government officials and other interested parties form Texas and Northern
Mexico states. Provide simultaneous translation for Spanish-speaking attendees at this
workshop.
Accomplishments 1997:
not applicable
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
not applicable
Project Contact(s):
Ms. Joy Campbell, EPA Region VI (214) 665-8036
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Justine Burt, TNRCC (512) 239-1047
Participants):
The Small Business Assistance Program of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Centers, Small Business Development Centers.
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Technology Transfer and Capacity Building
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $107,674.00
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
Assist the EPA and SEMARNAP in encouraging maquiladoras to participate in voluntary
environmental audits.
Project Description:
A follow-up evaluation of joint site assistance visits to maquiladoras conducted by OPPR and
PROFEPA in 1995 showed that participating facilities are continuing to implement pollution
prevention projects, and continuing to make waste reduction progress. This information has
been forwarded to EPA and SEMARNAP for use in briefings and presentations to maquiladoras
and maquiladora associations.
Accomplishments 1997:
Participating maquiladoras reported annual reductions of 4.5 million gallons of wastewater;
7,001 tons of hazardous waste and 47,789 tons of non-hazardous waste by October, 1997. Vhey
had also reduced electricity usage by 8.6 million kilowatt hours per year. Participating plants
saved a total of $5,397,306 annually through avoided disposal costs, reduced input costs and
other savings due to implementation of suggestions made by OPPR and PROFEPA during the
joint visits.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Three more SAVs were conducted in early 1998
Project Contacts):
Dr. Pierre Lichaa, TNRCC (512) 239-3132
Joy Campbell, EPA (214) 665-8036
Participants):
EPA, TNRCC, PROFEPA
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Technology Transfer and Capacity Building on Pollution Prevention with
PROFEPA
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: ongoing
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
The basic premise is to expand the concept of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) Pollution Prevention Program (P3) to the maquiladora industry within the
Arizona/Sonora border area.
Project Description:
This project has evolved into the Arizona-Mexico International Green Organization (AMIGO).
AMIGO will bring Arizona and Mexico industries together to share technologies that reduce
waste and pollution and increase profits, worker safety and environmental health. It's focus is to
promote pollution prevention and improve waste management practices among maquiladoras in
the Arizona/Sonora border region through a voluntary, non-regulatory government-industry
partnership. Activities that the organization will promote to achieve these goals include
networking opportunities; technological and information exchanges through workshops, facility
tours, and personnel exchanges; and a pollution prevention conference.
Accomplishments 1997:
ADEQ developed informational brochures and membership agreement forms for the AMIGO
project. Outreach was conducted to inform industry on both sides of the Arizona/Sonora border
of AMIGO by conducting presentations and publishing articles in newsletters.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A pollution prevention conference in the Ambos Nogales area focused on the maquiladora
industry which is scheduled for May 1998. ADEQ will promote and facilitate networking and
mutual assistance opportunities between associated Arizona and Sonora industries to identify
successful waste reduction activities and resolve barriers to pollution prevention in the
maquiladora industry through meetings, workshops, personnel exchanges, and facility tours.
Project Contacts):
EdnaMendoza - ADEQ, 520-628-6710, mendoza.edna@ev.state.az.us
Heidi Hall, EPA (415) 744-1284
Participant^):
EPA, INE, ADEQ, PROFEPA
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Texas/Mexico Border Pollution Prevention Initiative
ans
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: Pending funding.
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
The following program elements provide key activities to promote industry participation and
further the goals of the Pollution Prevention Workgroup under the Border XXI program. The
goals of this project are:
1. Providing technical assistance to Mexico as it develops its pollution prevention, recycling
and clean technology programs.
2. Assist environmental agencies, industrial extension services, and educational institutions in
Mexican states bordering Texas in developing pollution prevention and recycling training and
technical assistance programs, voluntary waste reduction programs and technical assistance.
3. Build on the outcomes of a series of stakeholder roundtables to be held in the Texas/Mexico
border region during the coming year to set future goals for the Pollution Prevention Workgroup
of Border XXI.
Project Description:
To continue the work with our Mexican Partners on pollution prevention capacity building
projects. Conduct five joint site assistance visits and subsequent follow-up visits to
maquiladoras in Mexican states adjacent to Texas to encourage development of maquiladora
pollution prevention teams.
Conduct two Permanent Pollution Prevention Program (P4) training events in Mexican
states adjacent to Texas, with the participation of Mexican partner organizations and
maquiladoras. Incorporate discussion and demonstration of a full cost accounting methods in
environmental management.
Continue work with our Mexican partners to conduct two workshops on the development
of community recycling facilities.
Continue work with our Mexican partners on recycling capacity building projects, to
include four site assistance visits.
Pursue cross-border recycling market development opportunities in Texas and the four
Mexican states bordering Texas
Build on the outcomes of a series of stakeholder roundtables to be held in the
Texas/Mexico border region during the coming year to set future goals for the Pollution
Prevention Workgroup of Border XXI. These roundtables will include state and federal
representatives form the U.S. and Mexico, representatives from Texas and Mexican universities
along the border, representatives from the Center for Cleaner Technology of Mexico,
maquiladora managers and maquiladora associations.
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Accomplishments 1997:
not applicable
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
not applicable/pending funding
Project Contacts):
Dr. Pierre Lichaa, TNRCC (512) 239-3132
Joy Campbell, EPA (214) 665-8036
Participant(s):
EPA, TNRCC, SEMARNAP, INE, PROFEPA, bordering Mexican universities, federal, state
and local governments, maquiladora associations
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Texas/Mexico Pollution Prevention Initiative-Cost Accounting for
Maquiladoras
ans
Total Extramural $$ 1998:
Start Date: Pending funding.
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
This initiative seeks to reduce risks to human health and the environment by assisting
maquiladora manufacturing plants and Mexican universities in developing, improving and
implementing pollution prevention programs, thereby seeking to reduce the amount of waste
generated by maquiladoras and ultimately reducing the amount of waste which must be returned
to the United States under the terms of the La Paz Agreement.
This project affects the states bordering the Rio Grande, a priority for funding in the past, and
helps to provide "seed money" to build needed services into the evolving environmental training
centers at key border region Mexican universities.
Project Description:
The TNRCC through an EPA grant and in partnership with the Mexican National Institute of
Ecology, has assisted in establishing pollution prevention training programs at the University of
Chihuahua, the Monterrey Institute of Technology and has assisted the University of Juarez in
establishing a training program. Completion of this process is needed by incorporating a
recently developed OPPR pollution prevention full cost accounting module to this training
program. The module, which can be loaded on a personal computer, allows a facility to compare
costs of implementing different pollution prevention options or compliance projects, with all
costs taken into account.
The environmental centers being established now at border region Mexican universities will
be at a stage in their development where modern management tools such as the full cost
accounting module will be useful and appropriate to incorporate into environmental training
offered to industry. In addition, this would be an essential tool to collect data as an
environmental indicator to measure the effectiveness of pollution prevention efforts under the
U.S./Mexico Pollution Prevention Workgroup.
Accomplishments 1997:
Funding pending/ not applicable
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Funding pending
Project Contacts):
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Dr. Pierre Lichaa, TNRCC, (512) 239-3132
Joy Campbell (214) 665-8036.
Participants): EPA, SEMARNAP, INE, PROFEPA, Pollution Prevention Workgroup:
Mexican state, local and federal environmental agencies, maquiladora associations, universities
and the TNRCC.
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Toxic Release Inventory/Mexican Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
(TRI/PRTR)
.ans
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $15,000.00
Start Date: 9/30/1997
Completion Date: 8/31/1998
Project Purpose:
Translation of the PRTR manual for the Cellulose Industry which can then be made available for
distribution along the border.
Project Description:
Mexico has completed their PRTR for 15 industry sectors. This information will be useful as a
data source for a bi-national set of indicators. Currently, the U.S. and Mexico will be translating
the PRTR manual for the Cellulose Industry for a bilingual manual will be available for
distribution along the U.S./Mexico border.
Accomplishments 1997:
The contract for the translation has been established. The first draft has been sent to Mexico and
the workgroup members for their review.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The final version of the bilingual manual will be available for distribution.
Project Contact(s):
Dra. Rina Aguirre, INE (525) 624-3447
Joy Campbell, EPA (214) 665-8036
Participants):
EPA, INE, TNRCC, ADEQ, CAL-EPA, NMED
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Workshops on Pollution Prevention Techniques
Total Extramural SS 1998: $0.00
Start Date: ongoing
Completion Date:
Project Purpose:
To exchange information on and promote the use of pollution prevention techniques and
minimize the generation of hazardous waste in the California-Baja California border region.
Project Description:
Provide workshops to California-Baja California border industries and government officials on
pollution prevention techniques. The activities described in this section were previously listed in
the 1997 Implementation plan under the following 2 headings: 1) Technical Assistance to
Mexican Environmental Agencies and 2) Industry Workshop on pollution prevention techniques.
A pollution prevention workshop was held in Tijuana, Baja California on March 20, 1997 for
federal, state and local government officials. The workshop included presentations on specific
techniques for promoting pollution prevention among the wood furniture manufacturing,
painting and metal finishing industries.
A Pollution Prevention workshop for the electronics industry was held in
San Diego, California on May 15,1997. The workshop was attended by
industry representatives from both sides of the border.
Accomplishments 1997:
N/A
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A Pollution Prevention workshop for the electronics industry will be held in Tijuana, Baja
California on May 12,1998.
Project Contact(s):
Pamela LePen
(562) 590-5909hwl .plepen@hwl .cahwnet.gov
DanGarza
(916) 322-5798hwl .dgarzal@hwl .cahwnet.gov
Heidi Hall (415)744-1284
Participant(s):
Cal-DTSC, SDSU-IRSC, Dept. De Ecologia de Baja California, EPA, INE, PROFEPA,
SEMARNAP
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Binational Interagency Program for Routine Surface Water Quality
Monitoring Along the International Reach of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo)
Total Extramural SS 1998: $100,000.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY99
Project Purpose:
To further the development of a consistent binational water quality sampling and monitoring
program.
Project Description:
Develop binational (US/Mexico) sampling manuals describing protocols for a wide range of
constituents. Each manual will be developed in modules addressing specific mediums: Water,
Biological, Habitat and Sediment.
Accomplishments 1997:
The workplan and Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey will be completed by
April 1998.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The draft binational manual describing methods for sampling will be completed by April 1998.
Project Contact(s):
Forrest John, (214) 665-6679
Participants):
TNRCC, EPA, US/Mexico IBWC, CNA, USGS
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Binational Water Supply Operator Training and Translation
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $150,000.00
Start Date: FY95 Completion Date: FY99
Project Purpose:
Technical transfer of source water protection and treatment techniques.
Project Description:
System and Wastewater Plant Operators will be trained in the importance of source protection
(for both surface and groundwater supplies); treatment techniques and the importance of testing
and quality control; and methods to maintain the treatment plant and collection system. Also,
three manuals will be translated from English to Spanish.
* Guidance Manual on the development and implementation of local discharge limitations under
the pretreatment program.
* Industrial User Permitting Guidance Manual.
* Industrial User Inspection and Sampling Manual for POTW's.
Accomplishments 1997:
Two training courses were held in Fall 1996, and the first manual started the process of
translation.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The training courses should be wrapping up, and all three manuals should become translated.
Project Contact(s):
Mike Vaughan, (214) 665-7313
Fernando Roman, WEAT, (210) 795-2600
Participant(s):
Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT), EPA
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Binational Water Supply Operator Training and Translation
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $150,000.00
Start Date: FY95 Completion Date: FY99
Project Purpose:
Bilingual training for water supply and treatment plant operators and managers.
Project Description:
To provide bilingual training for water treatment and distribution operators and managers in the
US/Mexico border region, principally the Rio Grande River Basin. Also, to translate six Texas
Engineering Extension Service manuals from English to Spanish.
Accomplishments 1997:
Conducted a training class in Monterrey, Mexico in November 1996. Texas Section American
Water Works Association (TXAWWA) identified manuals to be translated into Spanish.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continue conducting training classes, begin translating the six manuals.
Project Contact(s):
Mike Howe, TXAWWA, (512)238-9292
Mike Vaughan, (214) 665-7313
Participant(s):
TXAWWA, EPA
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Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (BECC) Project
Development Assistance Program (PDAP)
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $10,000,000.00
Start Date: FY96
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Facilitate the expansion and improvement of water and wastewater environmental infrastructure
in the United States-Mexico border region by providing coordinated financial support for the
evaluation and design of projects.
Project Description:
The PDAP is a technical assistance program administered by BECC to assist communities on
both sides of the border in developing water and wastewater projects. The assistance is in the
form of grants to fund the costs of the consultants provided to the community.
Accomplishments 1997:
PDAP program was approved by the EPA allowing PDAP funds to be available for assistance to
communities.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Communities will receive grant assistance for project development.
Project Contact(s):
Oscar Cabra Jr., P.E., (214) 665-2718
Jaime Tinoco Rubi, CNA, (5) 299 8650
Javier Cabrera, COCEF, (16) 29 2395
Participants):
BECC, CNA, EPA
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Characterization of Trans-International Boundary Aquifers in Southwest
New Mexico
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Characterize and quantify groundwater of the trans-international boundary aquifers in southwest
New Mexico and northern Mexico.
Project Description:
This Phase II project will identify all trans-boundary aquifers, quantify the natural and induced
chemical quality of each aquifer, characterize and quantify the available water supply of each
aquifer, determine the direction of ground water flow and its relationship to the streams and
incorporate the information into GIS coverages for the region located in southwest New Mexico
and northern Mexico. This study will compile the New Mexico information component for data
sharing with the Republic of Mexico.
Accomplishments 1997:
Geographic coverages of the area have been gathered and integrated into the study's GIS, water
quality data has been obtained from the Mexican government and is being reviewed for quality
assurance purposes, available water quality data in the U.S. portion of the study area has been
gathered and is being reviewed for accuracy and quality assurance, and coordination meetings
with the project participants have been conducted and scheduled as needed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The first draft of the unilateral report will be submitted to EPA for review and comment during
the third quarter of FY98. The final report will be released on September 30, 1998. A
binational data base will be released upon receipt of permission to publish the data from the
Mexican government.
Project Contact(s):
Bobby Creel, NMWRRI
Ken Williams, (214) 665-7129
Mike Vaughan, (214) 665-7313
Participant (s):
CILA, USGS, NMED, NMEO, US IBWC, EPA
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Characterization of Transboundary Aquifers Del Rio/Eagle Pass Regions of
the U.S./Mexico Border
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Characterize and quantify groundwater of the trans-international boundary aquifers in southwest
New Mexico and northern Mexico.
Project Description:
This project will identify all transboundary aquifers, quantify the natural and induced chemical
quality of each aquifer, characterize and quantify the available water supply of each aquifer,
determine the direction of ground water flow and its relationship to the streams and incorporate
the information into GIS coverages for the region located in Texas and Mexico along the
U.S./Mexico border. This study will compile the Texas information component for data sharing
with the Republic of Mexico.
Accomplishments 1997:
Available water quality data in the U.S. portion of the study area has been gathered and is being
reviewed for accuracy and quality assurance.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The first draft of the Phase II unilateral report for the Del Rio/Eagle Pass segment of the study
will be submitted to EPA for review and comment during FY98.
Project Contact(s):
Radu Boghici, TWDB,
Ken Williams, (214) 665-7129
Mike Vaughan, (214) 665-7313
Participant(s):
CNA, TWDB, US/Mexico CILA
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Circuit Rider Technical Assistance for Public Water Systems along
TX/Mexico Border
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
To improve water service to customers, maintain adequate levels of service to customers, and
achieve compliance with drinking water standards.
Project Description:
Funding is for a Texas Rural Water Association circuit rider technical assistance program to
public water systems along the Texas/Mexico border.
Accomplishments 1997:
Accomplishments included; worked with Colonia Nuevo and the City of Donna to resolve a
billing issue; worked with a surface water plant in Maverick County to improve surface water
treatment operations, and assisted various small communities in rate setting matters and in
completing Certificate of Convenience and Necessity applications.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continued technical assistance with a focus on those systems needing additional training and
assistance. Capacity development activities will also be stressed in this technical assistance
program.
Project Contacts):
George Freitag, TNRCC,
David Reazin, (214) 665-7501
Mike Vaughan, (214) 665-7313
Participant(s):
TNRCC, EPA, Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA)
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Comprehensive Performance Evaluation Grant for Facilities along the US-
Mexico Border
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: FY97 Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
To perform comprehensive performance evaluations of public water supply systems located
along the U.S.- Mexico border.
Project Description:
The project will build on activities already initiated by the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) as part of its Public Water System Supervision program
The project will allow the TNRCC to focus additional resources on treatment plants located
within 60 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Accomplishments 1997:
During FY97, the TNRCC participated in five (5) comprehensive performance evaluations
(CPEs) which were conducted at sites along the Rio Grande River. The project focused on
systems serving at least 10,000 persons.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Efforts will continue on systems serving fewer than 10,000 persons.
Project Contact(s):
Jack Schultes, TNRCC,
David Reazin, (214) 665-7501
Mike Vaughan, (214) 665-7313
Participant(s):
TNRCC, EPA, Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
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Conceptual Planning for Binational Wastewater Management Facility
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $60,000.00
Start Date: FY98 Completion Date: FY99
Project Purpose: .
Identify issues (i.e., legal, environmental, international) related to a bmational wastewater
management facility.
Project Description: .
Investigate the possibility for joint management of wastewater treatment and reuse within two
sister cities along the U.S./Mexico border in Texas.
Accomplishments 1997:
N/A
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Initiate the study.
Project Contact(s):
Oscar Cabra Jr., P.E., (214) 665-2718
Participants):
EPA, CNA, US/Mexico Sections IBWC, Mexican/Texas State & Local Governments.
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Ground-Water Monitoring In The El Paso, Texas Area
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
.ans
Start Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Acquire data for management of water resources.
Completion Date: FY98
Project Description:
This is a continuing ground-water monitoring program to collect water-level, water-use and
water-quality data in El Paso, Ft. Bliss, and the well fields in southern Dona Ana County, NM
used by El Paso. The data also is useful to water managers in Ciudad Juarez and the Mexican
Federal Government.
Accomplishments 1997:
N/A
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continuation of the established ground-water monitoring program.
Project Contacts):
Linda Weiss, USGS, (505) 262-5301
Participants):
El Paso Water Utilities and Public Service Board, U.S. Army, Fort Bliss
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Interagency Agreement between EPA Region 6 and the International
Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $10,000,000.00
Start Date: FY95
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Interagency Agreement between EPA Region 6 and the International Boundary and Water
Commission (IBWC) to assist Mexico's planning process for wastewater treatment facilities.
Project Description:
During FY95, EPA Region 6 entered into a $10 M interagency agreement with the U.S. Section
of the International Boundary Water Commission (IBWC) for assisting Mexico in their planning
process for wastewater infrastructure. The projects that are involved are in Reynosa, Piedras
Negras, Ciudad Acuna, Mexico.
Accomplishments 1997:
Technical planning assistance through associated task orders were defined and initiated.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Technical task orders for Reynosa, Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico completed.
Initiate technical planning assistance through associated task orders for Nuevo Laredo and
Matamoros, Mexico
Project Contacts):
Oscar Cabra Jr., P.E., (214) 665-2718
Jaime Tinoco Rubi, CNA, (5) 299 8650
Luis Antonio Rascon, CILA (16) 13 9942
Participants):
IBWC, CILA/IBWC, EPA, CNA
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Lower Colorado/New River Toxics Survey
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1994 Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to monitor the Lower Colorado and New Rivers for toxic pollutants.
Project Description:
The U.S. and Mexico collected samples on two occasions from the Lower Colorado River and
from the New River and analyzed them for conventional and toxic pollutants.
Accomplishments 1997:
Results of the analyses were compiled and preparation of a draft binational report was initiated.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A final report summarizing the results will be issued.
Project Contacts):
Doug Eberhardt, EPA, 415-744-1280, eberhardt.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Dr. Francisco Oyarbazal, CNA/Baja California, (65) 52 8682
Luis Antonio Rascon, CILA, (16) 13 9942
Dr. Raymundo Aguirre, IBWC, 915-832-4149
Participant(s):
EPA, CNA, IBWC, USGS, SWRCB, DFG, UCD, RWQCB 7, ADEQ, ADGF
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Mexicali Wastewater Operator Training
Total Extramural S$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to provide training to wastewater operators in Mexicali.
Project Description:
Dr. Ken Kerri will develop and implement operator training materials and programs specifically
targeted for selected wastewater collection system and lift station technologies in use in
Mexicali.
Accomplishments 1997:
Dr. Kerri worked with officials from Mexicali to define the technologies to be targeted.
Preparation of the training materials was initiated.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Dr. Kerri will complete and implement the training materials and programs.
Project Contact(s):
Eugenia McNaughton, EPA, 415-744-1162, mcnaughton.eugenia@epamail.epa.gov
Dr. Ken Kerri, 916-278-6142
Miguel Angel Gonzalez, CESPM, (65) 57 1550
Dr. Kerri, EPA, CESPM, CNA, IB WC, Baja California Department of Ecology, SWRCB,
RWQCB7
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Mexicali Wastewater Infrastructure
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1995 Completion Date: 2000
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to improve public health and environmental quality by constructing needed
wastewater infrastructure.
Project Description:
The project consists of the planning, design and construction of wastewater infrastructure
Components include the rehabilitation of the existing collection, conveyance and treatment
system (total cost = $7.6 million; EPA share $4.2 million) and the construction of a new
treatment system (total cost = $50 million; sources to be determined in cooperation with
NADBank).
Accomplishments 1997:
Construction occurred on several of the rehabilitation projects. Plans for the new system were
certified by the BECC. Pretreatment and operator training were discussed binationally.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Construction of the rehabilitation projects will be completed and construction of the new
treatment plant will be initiated. Discussions regarding pretreatment and operator training will
continue. &
Project Contacts):
Eugenia McNaughton, EPA, 415-744-1162, mcnaughton.eugenia@epamail.epa gov
Jaime Tinoco Rubi, CNA/CAF, (5) 229 8650, jtinoco@gsmn.cna.gob.mx
Participants):
EPA, CNA, IBWC, CESPM, SWRCB, RWQCB 7, City of Mexicali, Imperial County
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Naco Water Quality Monitoring
Total Extramural $$1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1996
Completion Date: Ongoing
to
determine the quality of surface and groundwater in the area of Naco,
Arizona.
and County Management Association is conducting a water quality
mo toring programln the Naco/Agua Prieta/Cananea area. The aquifer m the area is used as a
™ubTic wafe'supply and there is concern that it could become contaminated ^^
$30,000 to ADEQ in 1997 to support laboratory analysis of samples collected in the U.S. by
ADEQ.
Accomplishments 1997: Arrt3rk
Water quality samples were collected and analyzed by ADbQ.
position at ADEQ to allow them to participate in the project. Between 1993 and 1997, EPA
prodded over $600,000 to ADEQ to enable them to participate and provide technical assistance
on this and similar border water quality projects.
Project Contacts):
Mario Castaneda, ADEQ, 602-207-4409
Ignacio Castillo, CNA/GSCA, (5) 595 4453
Participants):
ADEQ, CNA, EPA
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National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN)
Total Extramural $S 1998: $337,000.00
ans
Start Date: FY96
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Acquire data for assessing the quality of the Rio Grande River.
Project Description:
The objectives of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) NASQAN program are (1) to provide
an ongoing characterization of the concentrations and flux of sediment and chemicals in the Rio
Grande, (2) to determine regional source areas for these materials, and (3) to assess the effect of
human influences on observed concentrations and flux. Streamflow data at these stations are
collected and published by the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC).
Accomplishments 1997:
In order to determine appropriate times to sample at the stations, the USGS has installed Data
Collection Platforms (DCPs) at each station to allow real-time satellite transmission of river-
stage data. Water-quality data collected at eight sites from El Paso to Brownsville, TX, during
thlUSrs-T?fw11 therTUal USGS ^ rep0rt' The data is als° available
the USGS s National Water Information System and in interpretative reports.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
r "^ rivei"stage data ^ be avai1^ to the public over the internet from
Texas District s Homepage. Water-quality data will be published and made available
x c tl0nal Water Information System. A fact sheet about the Rio Grande
NASQAN activities will be published by Spring of 1998.
Project Contacts):
Dee Lurry, USGS, (512) 873-3071
Participant(s):
USGS, US IBWC
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National Watershed Project, Texas Case Study
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $126,000.00
Start Date: FY98
Completion Date: FY98
o case study is to create a standardized, NSDI Framework-compliant
watershed database for the Lower Rio Grande Basin, in order to demonstrate the overall
feasibility of the process and products.
ict will (1) develop automated procedures to delineate 1 34,000 scale
watersheds using USGS's 1:24,000 scale digital hydrographic, hypsographic, and elevation
Tource data sets with 1:12,000 scale digital orthoimagery; (2) delineate watershed boundaries at
all mapped stream confluences and other hydrologically significant points; (3) attribute the
watersheds with standard basin characteristics; (4) attribute the watersheds using FGDC
F^ework-±pliant HUCs extended to the 12-digit sub-watershed; (5) maxinuze cooperative
opportunities for end users to participate in the creation of the watersheds database, and (6)
demonstrate to how to implement a watershed delineation project.
Accomplishments 1997:
N/A
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998: ,„.,_, c i „
A portion of 85, 7.5 minute quadrangles in the Lower Rio Grande Basin below Falcon
International Reservoir will be completed.
Project Contacts):
Randy Ulery, USGS, (512) 873-3058
Jean W. Parcher, USGS, (303) 202-4380
Participants):
USGS
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Nogales Groundwater Monitoring
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1993
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to determine the extent of volatile organic compounds in the transboundary
aquifer under Nogales Wash in ambos Nogales, which could pose a public health threat.
Project Description:
The project consists of the construction and monitoring of wells on each side of the border In
1993 and 1994, EPA provided a total of $265,000 to IBWC and ADEQ for this project.
Accomplishments 1997:
Collection and analysis of groundwater samples was completed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A binational report describing the results of the analyses will be prepared and issued.
Project Contacts):
Mario Castaneda, ADEQ, 602-207-4409, castaneda.mario@ev.state az us
Ruben Chavez, CNA/GAS, (5) 663 2217
Participants):
ADEQ, CNA, EPA, IBWC, CNA, COAPAES
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Nogales Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Total Extramural $$1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1995 Completion Date: 2001
and the environment by providing reliable drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure to ambos Nogales.
Project Description: .
The project consists of a drinking water component and a wastewater component. The objective
of the drinking water component, which has been certified by BECC, is the sustainable
development of the Nogales, Sonora, water supply. Funding for this component is being
determined The objectives of the wastewater component include the immediate rehabilitation
of the collection systems in the U.S. (total cost = $3.4 million; EPA share = $2.1 million) and in
Mexico (total cost = $3.9 million; EPA share = $2.1 million) and the planning, design, and
construction of additional treatment capacity. EPA is providing the funding for the planning
phase, through the IBWC. Funding for construction will be determined in cooperation with
NADBank.
Accomplishments 1997: .
Several projects to rehabilitate the wastewater collection systems were completed and additional
projects were initiated. Several alternatives for providing additional treatment capacity were
developed.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The rehabilitation projects will be completed and a proposal for providing additional treatment
capacity will be presented to BECC for certification.
Project Contacts):
Evelyn Wachtel, EPA, 415-744-1167, wachtel.evelyn@epamail.epa.gov
Jaime Tinoco Rubi, CNA/CAF, (5) 229 8650, jtinoco@gsmn.cna.gob.mx
Participants):
CNA, EPA, IBWC, ADEQ, City of Nogales (Arizona),
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Nogales Wellhead Protection
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1993 Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to protect the quality of the groundwater in the transboundary aquifer under the
ambos Nogales/Santa Cruz River area.
Project Description:
The project consists of the development and implementation of wellhead protection strategies to
Crln 1 Z1 ™!0m ^ff* °n*Iand ^ groundw*er we»s ^ recharge areas. Between
1993 and 1997, EPA provided over $288,000 for this project.
Accomplishments 1997:
The City of Nogales, Arizona, began implementing management strategies identified in earlier
Snfa 6
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Implementation of the program will continue. Discussions for extending the concept into
Mexico are possible.
Project Contacts):
Michele Kimpel, City of Nogales, Arizona, 520-287-6571
Participants):
City of Nogales, Arizona; EPA; CNA; ADEQ; Santa Cruz County
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North American Development Bank (NADBank)/
Border Environment Infrastructure Fund
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $60,000,000.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY98
FaSte mTexpansion and improvement of water and wastewater environmental infrastructure
in the United States-Mexico border region by providing coordinated financial support for the
construction of projects and related activities.
Project Description: . ,
To assist in the construction of drinking water and wastewater projects to the extent that such
funds, in combination with other funding sources, are needed to make projects affordable to
communities on both sides of the border.
Accomplishments 1997: .. . .
BEIF funding eligibility was established for projects in Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Naco in Mexico
and for Alton, Texas.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998: . _
Fund Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Naco in Mexico and Alton Texas. U.S. project BEIF funding
eligibility for El Paso, Del Rio, El Paso Lower Valley Water District, and Donna, Texas^U.S.
project BEIF funding eligibility for Calexico and Patagonia, Arizona. Mexico project BElt-
funding eligibility for Reynosa and Mexicali.
Project Contact(s):
Oscar Cabra Jr., P.E., (214) 665-2718
Terri Kelley, (214) 665-6797
Raul Rodriguez, BANDAN, (210) 231-8000
Jaime Tinoco Rubi, CNA, (5) 229 8650
Participants):
North American Development Bank, EPA, CNA
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Occurrence and Distribution of Dissolved Hydrophobic
Organic Contaminants
.ans
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $31,000.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
To assess the occurrence, distribution, and estimated dissolved concentrations of select
hydrophobic organic compounds in a portion of the Rio Grande Basin.
Project Description:
Semi-Permeable Membrane Devices (SPMDs) will be deployed at seven sites on the Rio Grande
from below the confluence with the Rio Conchos to Brownsville. SPMDs passively simulate
the bioconcentration of dissolved bioavailable compounds, including organochlorine pesticides
PCBs, and PAHs.
Accomplishments 1997:
Deployment and recovery of SPMDs was performed during the period July-September 1997.
Five SPMDs were recovered and sent to the laboratory for analysis. Devices deployed at
Brownsville and in Manadas Creek in Laredo could not be recovered.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
An SPMD will be re-deployed at the Brownsville site in October. All SPMD extracts will be
analyzed at the USGS's National Water Quality Laboratory in Denver, CO., the data interpreted,
and a USGS interpretative fact sheet published.
Project Contacts):
Bruce Moring, USGS, (512) 873-3085
Participants):
TNRCC, USGS
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Water Workgroup 1998 Implementation Pi
On-line, Bibliographic Information On Historical Biological Data Sets From
Studies On The Lower Rio Grande
Total Extramural S$ 1998: $8,300.00
Start Date: FY97
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Development of an on-line, user friendly database system design to retrieve data set on
biological studies which target the Lower Rio Grande.
Project Description:
The objective of the project is; (1) review and compile bibliographic information on historical
biological data sets from studies on the lower Rio Grande; (2) to design and develop a
bibliographic database based on the review and compilation of bibliographic information; (3)
make the prototype of bibliographic database accessible for query testing through the USGS -
Texas District Homepage on the internet.
Accomplishments 1997:
Database structure, web page, main menu page, and a record form page have been completed.
Some major bibliographic sources have been retrieved.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The database will be accessible through the USGS -Texas District Homepage in October 1997
(http://txwww.cr.usgs.gov/).
Project Contact(s):
Steve Ansley, USGS, (512) 873-3078
Participant(s):
TNRCC, USGS
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Rio Grande Alliance (RGA)
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: FY94
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
The Rio Grande Alliance is a binational forum which supports collaboration among the diverse
participants in the Rio Grande Watershed dedicated to the protection, improvement and
conservation of natural resources and public health.
Project Description:
The RGA is designed to pull together stakeholders and facilitate community-based partnerships
in the Rio Grande watershed, which comprises three US states, (TX, CO, NM) and five Mexican
states. These entities cover the entire Rio Grande watershed, not just the border area. The
development of a large coordinating council incorporates many voices at the local, State, and
international levels, and provides opportunities to share diverse viewpoints in a structured,
working environment. Through this process, the RGA helps to establish and address common
priorities regarding the environment and water quality in the Rio Grande watershed.
Accomplishments 1997:
Establishment of RGA website, initiation of project inventory database, and hosting
coordinating council meetings.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continued support of website, maintenance of project inventory database, and coordinating
council meetings.
Project Contact(s):
Karen Young, (214) 665-6679
Terri Buchanan, TNRCC (512) 239-4620
Participants):
TNRCC, US and Mexican federal governments, and a coordinating council of nearly 40 entities
in the US and Mexico.
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Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Toxics Substance Study
Total Extramural SS 1998:
Start Date: FY93
Completion Date: FY01
Project Purpose:
To screen the Rio Grande for the prevalence, magnitude, and impact of toxic chemicals.
Project Description:
Perform various toxicity evaluations while setting priorities for wastewater treatment upgrades,
nonpoint source best management practices and other potential mitigation practices.
Accomplishments 1997:
The Phase 2 report draft was completed. The Final Phase (Phase 3) study design was completed
with the Mexican government giving approval in principle. The habitat field work for Phase 3
study was completed hi August 1997.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
The Phase 2 report will be completed and released to the general public by April 1998. The
Phase 3 field work will be completed in November 1998.
Project Contacts):
Forrest John, (214) 665-6679
Patrick Roques, TNRCC, (512)239-4620
Participants):
TNRCC, EPA, TDK, US/Mexico IBWC, CNA
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Santa Cruz Groundwater Hydrogeologic Modeling
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1997
Completion Date: 1999
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to predict groundwater movement and levels in the Santa Cruz aquifer that may
be associated with local water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
Project Description:
The Arizona Department of Water Resources will develop a hydrogeologic model of
groundwater in the Santa Cruz basin.
Accomplishments 1997:
ADWR initiated work on the development of a model for the U.S. side of the binational aquifer.
Also, ADWR exchanged information with CNA to enable consideration of linking the ADWR
effort with similar studies in Mexico.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
ADWR will produce the first version of a model of the U.S. portion of the aquifer. Discussions
with Mexico are possible to consider opportunities for binational collaboration.
Project Contact(s):
Terry Sprouse, ADWR
Participants):
ADWR, EPA, CNA, IBWC, ADEQ, Sonora, Nogales (Son), Nogales (AZ)
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Simulation of Effects of Pumpage on Ground-Water Levels, the Movement
of Saline Water, and Land-Subsidence in the Hueco Basin, El Paso, Texas,
and Adjacent Areas
Total Extramural S$ 1998: $31,000.00
Start Date: FY96
Completion Date: FY98
Project Purpose:
Model simulation of the Hueco Basin designed to model the effect of aquifer pumpage on
fresh/saline water movements, land-subsidence, and ground water levels in the El Paso and
Juarez area.
Project Description:
This investigation will integrate the latest geohydrologic data and concepts in a simulation of the
flow of fresh and saline water and aquifer compaction in the Hueco Basin. The numerical
simulation will be regional in spatial extent, encompassing the Hueco Basin. Efforts are
underway to get the cooperation of Ciudad Juarez and the Mexican Federal Government to make
this a simulation of the entire basin. Although the model will be regional in scope, it will be
sufficiently detailed to study localized problems. Finer discretization will be employed in the
locality of El Paso and Juarez, where hydraulic stresses are concentrated. Temporally, the
simulation will extend from steady-state conditions (approximately 1,880) through the present
time for which historical data are available. This investigation is currently continuing with the
development of GIS coverages and construction of the framework.
Accomplishments 1997:
Evaluated localized problems in the El Paso and Juarez area using model simulations.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Continue the development of the GIS coverages and framework construction.
Project Contact(s):
Chuck Heywood, USGS, (505) 262-5351
Participants):
El Paso Water Utilities and Public Service Board, U.S. Army, Fort Bliss
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South Bay Ocean Outfall Baseline Monitoring
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1995
Completion Date: 1998
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to establish a baseline in order to measure possible effects due to discharge from
the South Bay Ocean Outfall.
Project Description:
IB WC and the City of San Diego are monitoring the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the South
Bay Ocean Outfall. Extensive monitoring is being conducted for 3 years (at a cost of about $2
million) during construction of the ocean outfall. The results will establish a baseline from
which to measure effects of the discharge through the ocean outfall. Discharge will begin when
construction is completed later this year.
Accomplishments 1997:
Monitoring of surf zone and offshore water quality, benthic invertebrates, and fish was
continued.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Baseline monitoring will continue until construction is completed. Once discharge begins,
monitoring will be conducted in accordance with the discharge permit.
Project Contact(s):
Alan Langworthy, City of San Diego, 619-692-4939
Charles Fischer, IBWC, 619-662-7600
Luis Antonio Rascon, CILA, (16) 13 9942
Participant(s):
City of San Diego, IBWC, EPA, CNA, RWQCB 9
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Tijuana Pretreatment Technical Assistance
Total Extramural SS 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1996 Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to provide technical assistance on pretreatment in Tijuana.
Project Description:
The City of San Diego, in response to a request from the state of Baja California to the state of
California, is providing technical assistance to the Baja California Department of Ecology for
the development of a pretreatment program in Tijuana. This project complements activities
underway by IBWC with respect to the International Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Accomplishments 1997:
Binational technical workshops were held and a training program was initiated whereby staff
from the Department of Ecology accompany staff from San Diego on inspections of industries
located in San Diego.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
Further technical workshops and training activities are anticipated.
Project Contact(s):
Ruben Sepulveda, Baja California Department of Ecology, 66-24-20-00 ext 2274
Alan Langworthy, City of San Diego, 619-692-4939
Art Coe, RWQCB 9, 619-467-2952
Participants):
Department of Ecology, City of San Diego, RWQCB 9, IBWC, CNA, SWRCB
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Tijuana Wastewater Infrastructure
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1990
Completion Date: 2001
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to eliminate dry-weather sewage discharges to the Tijuana River by improving
wastewater infrastructure in Tijuana.
Project Description:
The project consists the planning, design, and construction of the South Bay International
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Outfall. EPA has contributed $239.4 million to this project
with additional funding coming from Mexico, the State of California, and the City of San Diego.
An additional project to construct the Tijuana Parallel Pumping and Conveyance System and
construct improvements to the San Antonio de los Buenos treatment plant is also underway.
Accomplishments 1997:
EPA and IBWC conducted supplemental environmental analyses for the international treatment
plant. The parallel system was certified by BECC.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
EPA and IBWC will complete the environmental analyses and select a long term treatment
option. Construction will begin on the parallel system.
Project Contact(s):
Elizabeth Borowiec, EPA, 415-744-1165, borowiec.elizabeth@epamail.epa.gov
Bill Ruth, IBWC, 915-832-4143
Antonio Rascon, CILA, (16) 13 9942
Participant(s):
EPA, IBWC, CNA, CESPT, SWRCB, RWQCB 9, City of San Diego
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Tijuana Wastewater Technical Assistance
Total Extramural $$ 1998: $0.00
Start Date: 1997 Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Purpose:
The purpose is to provide technical assistance on wastewater issues in Tijuana.
Project Description:
The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the City of San Diego are
providing technical assistance on wastewater issues as requested by the Baja California State
Public Works Commission for Tijuana (CESPT).
Accomplishments 1997:
Binational technical workshops were held on the subjects of: design of the parallel pumping
system; wastewater sludge handling and disposal; and treatment improvements at San Antonio
de los Buenos.
Expected Outcome(s) for 1998:
A workshop is being considered regarding the concept of an ocean outfall for the San Antonio
de los Buenos treatment plant.
Project Contact(s):
Leonardo Caloca, CESPT, 66-22-40-66
Emilio de la Fuente, City of San Diego, 619-533-4200
Bart Christensen, SWRCB, 916-227-4426
Participant(s):
CESPT, City of San Diego, SWRCB, CNA, IBWC, Department of Ecology
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Glossary of Abbreviations
ACAAN Acuerdo de Cooperacion Ambiental del Norte (see NAAEC)
ADEQ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
ADGF Arizona Game and Fish Department
ADHS Arizona Department of Health Services
ADWR Arizona Department of Water Resources
AID U.S. Agency for International Development
AMIGO Arizona - Mexico International Green Organization
APCD Air Pollution Control District
APHIS Agriculture Pest Health Inspection Service
ASU Arizona State University
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
BAND AN Banco para el Desarollo de America del Norte (see NADBank)
BBS Bulletin Board System
BECC Border Environment Cooperation Commission (see COCEF)
BEIF Border Environment Infrastucture Fund
BHO Border Health Office
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BMP Best Management Practices
BOR Bureau of Reclamation
BRD Biological Resources Division of USGS
Cal-DTSC California Department of Toxic Substances Control
CAMEO Computer aided Management of Emergency Operations
CAMX Meterological Model
GARB California Air Resources Board
CATC Clean Air Technology Center (USEPA technical center under OAQPS)
CCA Comision de Cooperacion Ambiental de America del Norte
(see CEC)
CCPC Comite Consultivo Publico Conjunto de la CCA (see JPAC)
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CDFG California Department of Fish and Game
CDHS California Department of Health Services
CEAS Comision Estatal de Aguas y Saneamiento de Coahuila (Coahuila State
Commission for Water and Sanitation)
CEC Commission for Environmental Cooperation (see CCA)
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Information System
CES Centre Ecologico de Sonora (Sonora Ecological Center)
CESPM Comite Estatal de Servicios Publicos de Mexicali (State Committee for Public
Services of Mexicali)
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CESPT
CFC
CFE
CFP
CICA
CICOPLAFEST
Comite Estatal de Servicios Publicos de Tijuana (State Committee for Public
Services of Tijuana
Chlorofluorocarbons
Federal Electrical Commission (Comicion Federal de Electricidad)
Cooperative Fisheries Program
U.S.-Mexico Information Center on Air Pollution
Comision InterSecretarial para el Control de Plaguicidas, Fertilizantes y
Subtancias Toxicas (Interagency Commission for Control of Pesticides,
Fertilizers and Toxic Substances)
CICTUS Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas (Center for Scientific and
Technological Research)
CIDESON Centro de Investigacion y Desarollo de Sonora (Sonora Center for Research and
Development)
CIESIN Consortium for International Earth Sciences Information Network
CILA Comision Internacional de Limites y Aguas (see IBWC)
CITES Convention on International Trade for Endangered Species
CLAM Comite Local para Ayuda Mutua (Local Committee for Mutual Assistance)
CNA Comision Nacional de Agua (National Water Commission)
CO Carbon monoxide
CO APES Comision de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado del Estado de Sonora (Sonora State
Commission for Drinking Water and Sewers)
COCEF Comision de Cooperacion Ecologico Fronterizo (see BECC)
COLEF El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (College of the Northern Border)
CONABIO Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (National
Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity)
CONACYT Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (National Advisory Council for
Science and Technology)
COSAE Comision de Servicios de Agua del Estado de Baja California (Water Utilities
Commission for the State of Baja California)
CPE Comprehensive Performance Evaluation
CWS Canadian Wildlife Service
DCP Data Collection Platforms
DEM Digital elevation model
DFG Department of Fish and Game (California)
DGPS Differential Geographic Positioning System
DIAAPROY Diseno, Asesoria, y Administracion de Proyectos, S.A. de C.V. (Project Design,
Assistance, and Management, Inc.)
DLG Digital line graph
DOC U.S. Department of Commerce
DOD U.S. Department of Defense
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
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DOI U.S. Department of Interior
DOJ U.S. Department of Justice
DOQ Digital ortho-quadrangles
DOS U.S. Department of State
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
DRGs Digital raster graphics
DUMAC Ducks Unlimited de Mexico, A.C.
EECC Environmental Education Blueprint for the California's
EDF Environmental Defense Fund
EJ Environmental Justice
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA/OW U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Water
EPA R6 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6
EPA R9 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9
EPCCHED El Paso City and County Health and Environment Department
EPOMEX Programa de Ecologia, Pesca, y Oceanografia del Golfo de Mexico (Gulf of
Mexico)
Program for Ecology, Fisheries, and Oceanography)
FCC U.S. Field Coordinating Committee (DOI)
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee
FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact
FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FY Fiscal Year
GCD Grupo Coordinador Estatal del Proyecto de Descentralizacion (State
Coordinating Group for the Decentralization Project)
GCVTC Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
GGA Grupo de Gestion Ambiental Estatal (State Environmental Management Group)
GIS Geographical Information Systems
GNEB Good Neighbor Environmental Board
GPS Global Positioning System
HAZTRAKS Hazardous Waste Tracking System
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HMMD County of San Diego - Hazardous Materials Management Division
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HUG Hydrologic Unit Code
HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
H Hazardous Waste
IB Instituto de Biologia, UNAM (Biology Institute, UNAM)
IBEP Integrated Border Environmental Plan, Integrated Environmental Plan for the
U.S.-Mexico Border Area, First Stage (1992-94) (see PIAF)
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Glossary of Abbreviations
IBWC International Boundary and Water Commission (see CILA)
ICC Interagency Coordinating Committee
ICMA International City/County Management Association
IID Imperial Irrigation District
IMADES Institute del Medio Ambiente y el Desarollo Sustentable del Estado de Sonora
(State of Sonora Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development) -
formed through the joining of CIDESON and CES
IMSS Institute Mexicano del Seguro Social (Mexican Institute for Social Security)
INAH Institute Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (National Institute for
Anthropology and History Inc. Incorporated (see S.A. de C.V.)
INE Institute Nacional de Ecologia (National Institute for Ecology)
INEGI Institute Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia, e Informatica (National Institute for
Statistics, Geography, and Information)
INIFAP Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricola y Pecuaria (National
Institute for Investigations of Forests, Agriculture and Livestock)
INP Institute Nacional dePesca (National Institute of Fisheries)
ISO 14000 International Standards Organization 14000 (14000 is a series of standards on
environmental management)
ISSSTE Institute de Seguridad Social y Servicios para los Trabajadores del Estado
(Institute for Social Security & Services for State Workers)
ISCLT3 Industrial Source Complex Long Term Modeling Version 3
ITESM Institute Tecnologico de Esrudios Superiores de Monterrey (Technology
Institute of Superior Studies of Monterrey)
ITJ Technical Institute of Cd. Juarez
ITT Tijuana Technical Institute
IWMB Integrated Waste Management Board
IWRC Iowa Waste Reduction Center
IWTP International Wastewater Treatment Plant
JAC Joint Advisory Commitee
JCP Joint Contingency Plan
JMAS Junta Municipal de Alcantarillado y Saneamiento de Ciudad Juarez (Sewer and
Sanitation Municipal Authority for Ciudad Juarez)
JPAC Joint Public Advisory Committee for the CEC (see CCPC)
JRT Joint Response Team
LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee
LG Local Goverment
LIDAR Light, intensity, distancing, and ranging
LOI Letter of intent
LPs Liters per second
MEXUS MOU on fisheries investigation between Mexico and the U.S. for the Gulf of
Mexico and the Pacific Ocean
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Glossary of Abbreviations
MMS U.S. Minerals Mines Service
MSWM Municipal Solid Waste Management
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NAAEC North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (see ACAAN)
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NADBank North American Development Bank (see BAND AN)
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement (see TLC)
NAS National Audubon Society
NASQAN National Stream Quality Accounting Network
NAWCC North American Waterfowl Conservation Commission
NAWQAP National Water Quality Assessment Program
NBEP Northern Border Environmental Program (see PAFN)
NBII National Biological Information Infrastructure
NGO Non-governmental organization
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH National Institute of Health
NIWTP Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant
NJDEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NMBHO New Mexico Border Health Office
NMDFG New Mexico Department of Fish and Game
NMDOH New Mexico Department of Health
NMED New Mexico Environment Department
NMEO New Mexico Engineer's Office
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NM-GIC New Mexico Geographic Information Council
NMSU New Mexico State University
NMWRRI New Mexico Water Resource Research Insititute
NOAA U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS U.S. National Ocean Service
NOV Notices of Violation
NOx Oxides of Nitrogen
NPS National Park Service
NRCS U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NTDs Neural tube defects
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
O3 Ozone
OAQPS Office of Air Quality of Planning and Standards
OCRM Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
ONG Organizaciones no Gubernamentales (see NGO)
OPS Organizacion Panamericana para la Salud (see PAHO)
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OWM
P2
PAFN
PAH
PAHO
Pb
PCBs
PCS
PDAP
PE
PEMEX
PHS
PM-2.5
PM-10
PND
POTWs
PPM
PROFAUNA
PROFEPA
PRTR
PSU
QA/QC
RGA
RMRS
RTP
RWQCB
S.A. de C.V.
SAGAR
SAHOPE
SARH
SCREENS
SCT
SCERP
SDBO
SDCDEH
Glossary of Abbreviations
Office of Wastewater Management
Pollution Prevention/Prevencion de la Contaminacion
Programa Ambiental de la Frontera Norte (see NBEP)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Pan American Health Organization (see OPS)
Lead
Polychlorinated Biphenyl
Permit and Compliance System
Project Development Assistance Program
Professional Engineer
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexican Petroleum Company)
Public Health Service
Particulate mater ( size = less than 2.5 microns)
Particulate matter (size = less than 10 microns)
Plan National de Desarollo (Mexico's National Development Plan)
Public Owned Treatment Water Systems
Parts Per Million
Asociacion para la Proteccion de la Fauna, A.C. (Association for the Protection
of Wildlife)
Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente (Federal Attorney General for
Environmental Protection)
Pollution Release and Transfer Registry
Pennsylvania State University
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Rio Grande Alliance
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Research Triangle Park
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable(see Inc.)
Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, y Desarollo Rural (Mexican Secretariat for
Agriculture, Cattle, and Rural Development)
Secretaria de Asentamientos Humanos y Obras Publicas del Estado (Baja
California State Secretariat for Human Housing and Public Works)
Secretaria de Agricultura y Recursos Hidraulicos (Mexican Secretariat for
Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources)
EPA screening Model version 3 (Air modeling)
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Mexican Secretariat of
Communication and Transportation)
Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy
Environmental Protection Agency San Diego Border Office
San Diego Department of Environmental Health
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Glossary of Abbreviations
SDSU San Diego State University
SB Secretariat of Energy
SEAGO Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization
SECTOR Mexico's Secretaria de Turismo
SEDESOL Secretaria de Desarollo Social (Mexico's Secretary for Social Development)
SEDUE Secretaria de Desarollo Urbano y Ecologia (Mexican Secretary for Urban
Development and Ecology)
SEEN Southern Enviornmental Enforcement Network
SEMARNAP Secretaria de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Pesca (Mexico's Secretary
for the Environment, Natural Resources, and Fisheries)
SEP Supplemental Environmental Project
SFFS Subsecretaria Forestal y de la Fauna Silvestre (Subsecretariat for Forestry and
Wildlife)
SIP State Implementation Plan
SIRDO Sistema Integral para el Reciclamento de Desechos Organicos (Integral System
for the Recycling of Organic Waste)
SIRREP Sistema de Rastreo de Residues Peligrosos (Hazardous Waste Tracking System)
SIUE Secretaria de Infraestructura Urbana y Ecologia, Sonora (Secretary for Urban
Infrastructure and Ecology, Sonora)
SO2 Sulfur dioxide
SPMDs Semi-Permeable Membrane Devices
SRE Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores - (Mexico's Secretariat for External Affairs)
SRN Subsecretaria de Recursos Naturales, (Undersecretariat for Natural Resources,
under SEMARNAP)
SS A Secretaria de Salud (Mexico's Secretary of Health)
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board (California)
TAMU Texas A&M University
TB Tuberculosis
TDH Texas Department of Health
TEEX Texas Engineering Extension Services
TOPS Texas Department of Public Safety Texas (STEP) Texas Small Towns
Environment Program
TGLO Texas General Land Office
TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing
TLC Tratado de Libre Comercio (see NAFTA)
TNRCC Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
TNRIS Texas Natural Resource Information System
TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TRI Toxics Release Inventory
TRIP Transboundary Resource Inventory Program
TRWA Texas Rural Water Association
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TSP
TWDB
TXAWWA
TX-GISPC
UAAAN
UABC
UACH
UAG
UAM
UAM-Azc
UAM-V
UANL
UAS
UAT
UCANP
UCAI
UCD
UNAM
UNISON
UNM
UNT
UofA
USAGE
uses
USD
USDA
USFS
USGS
USMBHA
UT
UTA
UT-BEG
UTEP
UofU
VOCs
Glossary or Abbreviations
Total suspended particulates
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Section American Water Works Association
Texas Geographic Information Systems Planning Council
Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro (Antonio Narro Autonomous
Agrarian University)
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (Autonomous University of Baja
California)
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Autonomous University of Chihuahua)
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (Autonomous University of Guadalajara)
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (Autonomous Metropolitan University)
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana de Azcapotzalco (Autonomous
Metropolitan University of Azcapotzalco)
Urban Airshed Model - V
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon)
Universidad Autonoma de Sonora
Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas
Unidad Coordinadora de Areas Naturales Protegidas, INE (Division of
Coordination of Natural Protected Areas)
Unidad de Coordinacion de Asuntos Internacionales, (Office of Coordination of
International Activities)
University of California at Davis
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Autonomous National University of
Mexico)
Universidad de Sonora (University of Sonora)
University of New Mexico
University of North Texas
University of Arizona
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
United States Custom Service
United States Dollars
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S.- Mexico Border Health Association
University of Texas
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Utah
Volatile organic compounds
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Glossary of Abbreviations
WE AT Water Environment Association of Texas
WEF Water Environment Federation
WGA Western Governors Association
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DIRECTORY OF CONTACTS
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Directory or Contacts
National Coordinators
U.S.
William A Nitze
Assistant Administrator
Office of International Activities
U.S.EPA (2650R)
401 M St., SW
Washington, DC 20460
phone:(202) 564-6600
fax: (202) 564-2407
Contact:
Pam Teel
U.S. EPA (2650R)
401 M St., SW
Washington, DC 20460
phone:(202) 564-6424
fax:(202) 565-2412
e-mail: teel.pam@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico
Jose Luis Samaniego Leyva
Coordinador de Asuntos Internacionales
SEMARNAP
Periferico Sur 4209, Fracc. Jardines en la Montana
14210, Mexico, D.F.
phone:(525) 628-0650
fax:(525) 628-0653
Contacts:
Abraham Nehmad
SEMARNAP
Periferico Sur 4209, Fracc. Jardines en la Montana
14210, Mexico, D.F.
phone:(525) 628-0600 ext. 2041
fax: (525) 628-0653
U.S. EPA Environmental Attache Office - U.S. Embassy, Paseo de la Reforma 305, 0655 Mexico, D.F.
Contact: Larry Sperling phone: (525) 209-9100, ext. 3595, fax: (525) 208-6541
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Directory or Contacts
Border XXI Workgroup Co-chairs and Contacts
Air Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chair:
David Howekamp
Division Director
Air Division
U.S. EPA- Region 9 (Air-1)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contacts:
Gerardo Rios
U.S. EPA- Region 9 (A-l)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-1259
fax:(415) 744-1076
e-mail: rios. gerardo@epamail. epa.gov
Matthew Witosky
U.S. EPA -Region 6 (6-WQ)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-8015
fax: (214) 665-7263
e-mail: witosky.matthew@epmail.epa.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Director General de Gestion e Information
Ambiental
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolution 1425
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegation Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3456
fax:(525) 624-3584
Contact:
Dr. Victor Hugo Paramo
Director de Administration de la Calidad del Aire
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolution 1425
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegation Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3450
fax:(525) 624-3584 or -3469
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Directory or Contacts
Contingency Planning and Emergency Response Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chair:
Jim Makris
U.S. EPA (5104)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
phone:(202) 260-8600
fax:(202) 260-7906
e-mail:makris.jim@epamail.epa.gov
Contacts:
Kim Jennings
U.S. EPA (5104)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
phone:(202) 260-5046
fax:(202) 260-7906
e-mail:jennings.kim@epamail.epa.gov
Sherry Fielding
U.S. EPA (5104)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
phone: (202) 260-6174
fax: (202) 401-3448
email: fielding@epamail.epa.gov
Fendol Chiles (EPA Region 6)
1445 Ross Avenue (6E-E)
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-2283
Fax: (214)665-7447
email: chiles.fendol@epamail.epa.gov
Kathleen Shimmin (EPA Region 9)
75 Hawthrone Street SFD-1-3
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-2216
fax: (415) 744-1796
email: shunmm.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Eduardo Jimenez Lopez
Director General de Planeaci6n y Coordination
Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente
Periferico Sur 5000, Piso4
Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco
Mexico, DF CP 04530
phone:(525) 528-5482, or -5483
fax:(525) 666-9452
Contact:
Ing. Carlos Gonzalez Guzman
Director of Clasificacion de Zonas de Riesgo
Ambiental
Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente
Periferico Sur 5000, Piso 4
Colonia Insurgentes Cuccilco
Mexico, DF CP 04530
phone:(525) 666-9450
fax:(525) 666-9452
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Directory of Contacts
Cooperative Enforcement and Compliance Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chair:
Michael Alushin
Director of the EPA International
Enforcement and Compliance
Division
U.S. EPA (MC-2254-A)
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
Contacts:
Lawrence Sperling
U.S.EPA (MC-2254-A)
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
phone:(202) 564-7141
fax: (202) 564-0073
Efren Ordonez (EPA Region 6)
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-2181
e-mail: odonez. efren@epamail. epa.gov
John Rothman (EPA Region 9)
75 Hawthrone Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-1353
e-mail:rothman.john@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Lie. Miguel Angel Cancino Aguilar
Director General Juridico
Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al
Ambiente
Blvd Pipila No. 1,
Tecamachalco, Estado de Mexico
Mexico, CP 53950
phone; (525) 589-0166
Contact:
Lie. Myriam Gonzalez
Direccion Juridica
Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al
Ambiente
Blvd Pipila No. 1,
Tecamachalco, Estado de Mexico
Mexico, CP 53950
phone: (525) 589-6505
fax: (525) 589-6505
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Directory of Contacts
Environmental Health Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chairs:
Hal Zenick
U.S. EPA (87)
Acting Director
National Health and Environmental
Effects Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
phone:(919) 541-2281
fax:(919) 541-4201
email: zenick.hal@epamail.epa.gov
Richard Walling
Director, Office of the Americas and
the Middle East
Office of International and Refugee
Health U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
Room 18-75, Parklawn Building
Rockville, MD 20857
phone:(301) 443-4010
fax: (301) 443-6288
e-mail:rwalling@osophs.ssw.dhhs.gov
Contacts:
David Otto, Ph.D.
Special Assistant
National Health and Environmental
Effects Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (MD-87)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
phone:(919) 541-0479
fax:(919) 541-4201
e-mail:otto.david@epamail.epa.gov
Liam O' Fallen
Office of International and Refugee
Health U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
Rockville, MD 20857
phone:(301) 443-4010
fax:(301) 443-4549
Mexico
Co-chairs:
Dr. Gustavo Olaiz Fema'ndez
Director General de Salud Ambiental
Secretaria de Salud
San Luis Potosi No. 192, Piso 4
Colonia Roma
Mexico, DF CP 06700
phone:(525) 584-6529 or -6745
fax: (525) 584-5260
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Director General de Gestion e
Information
Ambiental
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolution 1425
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegation Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone: (525) 624-3456
fax:(525) 624-3584
Contact:
Dr. Rosalba Rojas
Secretaria de Salud
San Luis Potosi No. 192, Piso 4
Colonia Roma,
Mexico, DF CP 06700
phone:(525) 584-6160
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Directory of Contacts
Environmental Information Resources Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chair:
Nora McGee
Assistant Regional Administrator
U.S. EPA - Region 9 (PMD-1)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone: (415)-744-1180
fax: (415)-744-1678
e-mail:mcgee.nora@epamail.epa.gov
Contacts:
Carmen Maso
U.S. EPA - Region 9 (PMD-10)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone: (415) 744-1750
fax: (415) 744-1474
e-mail: maso.carmen@epamail.epa.gov
David Parrish (EPA Region 6)
1445 Ross Ave (6EN-X)
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone: (214) 665-8352
fax: (214)665-7446
e-mail: parrish.david@epamail.epa.gov
Co-chair
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Director General de Gestion e Informacion
Ambiental
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Nivel 8
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DFCP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3456
fax:(525) 624-3584
Contact:
Rolando Rios Aguilar
Director de Informacion Ambiental
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone: (525) 624-3454
fax: (525)624-3455
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Hazardous and Solid Waste Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chair:
Jeff Scott
Deputy Division Direct
Waste Management Division
U.S. EPA- Region 9 (WST-1)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contacts:
Chris Reiner
U.S. EPA- Region 9 (WST-2-1)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-2096
fax:(415) 744-1044
e-mail:reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
Bonnie Romo
U.S. EPA -Region 6 (6-WQ)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-8323
fax:(214) 665-7446
e-mail:romo.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Cristina Cortinas de Nava
Director General Materiales, Residues
y
Actividades Riesgosas
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolucion 1425, Nivel 12
Colonia Campestre, San Angel
Delegacio Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
Contact:
Ing. Luis Wolf
INE
Ave. Revolucion 1425, Nivel 12
Colonia Campestre, San Angel
Delegation Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3423
fax:(525)624-3586
e-mail:lwolf@chajul.ine.gob.mx
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Directory of Contacts
U.S.
Co-chair:
Susan Lieberman
Department of the Interior
MIB 4426
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
phone:(202) 208-5160
email: susan_b_lieberman@ios.doi.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Javier de la Masa
Coordinador de Areas Naturales Protegidas
INE-SEMARNA
Ave. Revolution 1425
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3334
Contacts:
Celia Pigueron or Pia Gallhia
INE-SEMARNAP
phone:(525) 624-3338
Ave. Revolucionl425
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3336, or -3338
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Pollution Prevention Workgroup
U.S.
Co-chairs:
Sam Coleman
Director, Compliance Assurance
and Enforcement Division
U.S.EPA - Region 6 (6-EN)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Contacts:
Joy Campbell
U.S.EPA - Region 6 (6EN-XP)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-8036
email: campbell.joy@epamail.epa.gov
Chris Reiner (EPA Region 9)
75 Hawthrone Street (WST-2-4)
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-2096
fax: (415)-744-1078
e-mail:reiner.chris@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Director General de Gestion e Informacidn
Ambiental
INE-SEMARNAP
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Nivel 8
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegation Alvaro Obreg6n
Mexico, DF CP 01040
phone: (525) 624-3456
fax:(525) 624-3584
Contact:
Luis Sanchez Catano
INE-SEMARNAP
Director Gestion Ambiental Metropolitana
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Nivel 9
Colonia Tlacopac, San Angel
Delegaci6n Alvaro Obreg6n
M6xico, DF CP 01040
phone:(525) 624-3570
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Water Workgroup
ILSL
Co-chair:
William Hathaway
Director, Water Quality Protection Division
U.S.EPA - Region 6 (6-WQ)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Contacts:
Oscar Cabra
U.S.EPA - Region 6 (6-WQ)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-2718
fax:(214) 665-7373
e-mail: cabra. oscar@epamail. epa.gov
Doug Eberhardt (U.S. EPA Region 9)
75 Hawthrone WTR-4
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-1280
fax: (415) 744-1078
e-mail: eberhardt.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico
Co-chair:
Ing. Jaime Tinoco Rubi
Coordinador de Asuntos Fronterizos
CNA
Insurgentes Sur 1806
Mezzanine
Colonia Florida
Mexico, DF CP 01030
phone:(525) 229-8650, -8651, or -8652
fax:(525) 229-8353
Contact:
Ing. Jose Maria Hinojosa Aguirre
CNA
Insurgentes Sur 1806
Mezzanine
Colonia Florida
Mexico, DF CP 01030
phone:(525) 229-8650, -8651, or -8652
fax:(525) 229-8353
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Regional Contacts for the United States
EPA Regional Offices
Gina Weber
U.S.-Mexico Border Coordinator
U.S.EPA Region 6 (6-XA)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone:(214) 665-8188
fax:(214) 665-7373
e-mail:weber.gina@epamail.epa.gov
Wendy Laird-Benner
U.S.-Mexico Border Coordinator
U.S.EPA Region 9 (WTR-4)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone:(415) 744-1168
fax:(415)744-1078
e-mail:laird-benner.wendy@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Border Offices
Director
El Paso U.S-Mexico Border Liaison Office
EPA Region 6
4050 Rio Bravo, Suite 100
El Paso, TX 79902
phone:(915) 533-7273 or (800) 334-0741
Lorena Lopez
Director
San Diego U.S-Mexico Border Liaison Office
EPA Region 9
610 West Ash Street Suite 703
San Diego, CA 92101
phone:(619) 235-4768 or (800) 334-0741
fax:(619) 235-4771
e-mail:lopez.lorena@epamail.epa.gov
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