US - MEXICO
Border XXI Program
Executive Summary
October 1996
EPA1BO-S-96-OO1
Environment • Natural Resources • Environmental Health
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U.S.-MEXICO BORDER REGION
• Sifter City
•*• Region Boundary
— State Boundary
—• 100 km Border Buffer
0 50 100 150 200
Mile.
0 160 320
Sources:
Digital Chart of the World
La Paz 100 km Border Buffer
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Executive Summary
Introduction
The Border XXI Program (Border XXI or Program) is an
innovative binational effort which brings together the
diverse U.S. and Mexican federal entities responsible for
the border environment to work cooperatively toward
sustainable development through protection of human
health and the environment and proper management of
natural resources in both countries.
Over the last 30 years, the border region has experi-
enced a dramatic surge in population and industrializa-
tion. Unfortunately, this growth has exceeded the existing
infrastructure capabilities of the region, leading to inad-
equate sewage treatment and hazardous and solid waste
infrastructure, insufficient drinking water supplies, and
dramatic impacts on habitats and the biodiversity they
support. Increased urbanization and the lack of paved
roads along the border have also impacted air quality.
Border XXI will help to ensure a commitment to
sustainable development along the border by seeking a
balance among social and economic factors and the
protection of the environment in border communities and
natural areas.
Background
In order to protect, improve, and conserve the environ-
ment of the border region, in 1983 both governments
signed the Agreement for the Protection and Improvement
of the Environment in the Border Area (La Paz Agreement)
which provided a formal foundation for cooperative
environmental efforts. The La Paz Agreement defined the
border region as the area lying 100 kilometers to the north
and south of the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
In February of 1992, the environmental authorities of
both governments released the Integrated Environmental
Plan for the Mexican-U.S. Border Area (IBEP). As the next
phase of binational planning, the Border XXI Program
builds on the efforts of the IBEP and increases the scope to
include environmental health and natural resource issues.
In 1993, U.S.-Mexico cooperative activities were further
enhanced by the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) and related environmental agreements. In one
such agreement, the Border Environment Cooperation
Commission (BECC) and the North American Develop-
ment Bank (NADBank) were created to develop, certify,
and finance environmental infrastructure projects in the
border area between the U.S. and Mexico. Additionally,
the Border XXI Program will coordinate with the Commis-
sion for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) also created
under NAFTA to promote environmental cooperation
throughout North America.
Mission, Objectives, and Strategies
Border XXI is a comprehensive program designed to
achieve a clean environment, protect public health and
natural resources, and encourage sustainable development.
The principal goal of the Border XXI Program is to pro-
mote sustainable development in the border region which
"meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The Border XXI Program emphasizes the following
strategies in advancing the goal of sustainable develop-
ment:
,* Btistwe paWSc IttVolveweitt in ih,e development arid
implementation of the Bor4^XXI.Fj;ogr^«.
|ma|;e*w$*itm ot4«r *o augmert| tie participation of
state Jttrf local ir^titwtk>rn in implementing the Border
, and
The Border XXI Framework Document, a product of
significant public input, defines five-year objectives for the
border environment and describes mechanisms for fulfill-
ing those objectives. The central challenge facing Border
XXI participants is translating long-term objectives into
tangible environmental improvements. As part of their
overall strategic planning efforts for the border region,
both governments recognize the importance of program
evaluation and are committed to developing performance
measures for the Program.
In the next few years, U.S. federal agencies will be
incorporating performance-based management into the
development and implementation of federal programs. A
similar process which incorporates environmental perfor-
mance measures into long-term strategic planning is being
initiated in Mexico. Accordingly, the Border XXI Program
will attempt to link budget processes and programmatic
management to specific results through environmental
performance measures. The two governments will provide
the public information on specific Border XXI performance
measures as they are developed.
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To this end, the National Coordinators will lead a
Strategic Planning and Evaluation Team to review the
long-term Border XXI objectives, develop indices to
measure progress toward meeting these objectives, and
report on performance to both those respective U.S. and
Mexican entities responsible for annual budget allocations,
and the general public. Considering that funding for
Border XXI is received on an annual basis, it is essential
that progress be clearly measured and reported to ensure
tlie continued support of the general public and federal
budget decision-makers in both countries.
Participants
The success of Border XXI depends on broad-based
binational cooperation and collaboration between federal,
state and local governments, Indian tribes, international
institutions, educational centers, non-governmental
organizations, industry organizations, and grass-roots
community organizations.
The key federal agencies involved in developing and
implementing Border XXI are:
1) Environmental Protection: the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and Mexico's Secretariat for
Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries
(SEMARNAP) and Secretariat for Social Development
(SEDESOL).
2) Natural Resources: the U.S. Department of the Interior
(DOI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
SEMARNAP.
3) Bonier Water Resources: U.S. and Mexican Sections of the
International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC),
DOI, EPA, and SEMARNAP.
4) Environmental Health: the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) and Mexico's Secretariat of
Health (SSA).
Other important Federal participants involved in the
Border XXI Program include the U.S. Department of State
and Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Relations, as well as
international institutions such as BECC and NADBank.
The six Mexican and four U.S. border states and their
local entities will play an important role in Border'XXI. In
the U.S., the Indian Nations located in the border region
will also be involved in Program implementation.
To further public participation in Border XXI, both
governments will enlist the assistance of their respective
advisory boards, the Good Neighbor Environmental Board
for the U.S. and the Advisory Council for Sustainable
Development (Region 1) in Mexico.
Implementation
Border XXI will be implemented through nine binational
Workgroups that integrate the efforts of other participating
entities and define specific projects to achieve the
Program's objectives. The Workgroups are committed to
encouraging active state participation in their endeavors
and exploring additional mechanisms to promote border
community participation and integrated regional planning.
The six Workgroups that were initiated under the La
Paz Agreement are (1) water, (2) air, (3) hazardous and
solid waste, (4) pollution prevention, (5) contingency
planning and emergency response, and (6) cooperative
enforcement and compliance. Recognizing that the
environment needs to be considered from a comprehensive
perspective, Border XXI integrates three new Workgroups.
These are (7) environmental information resources, (8)
natural resources, and (9) environmental health.
Each year, the nine Workgroups will develop Annual
Implementation Plans that will identify federal funding
levels for a given year and, based upon available funds,
describe specific projects that will advance the long-term
objectives contained in the Framework Document. The
development of these Annual Implementation Plans will
ensure correlation of short-term budget realities with the
long-term planning required to fulfill the Border XXI
objectives. Accordingly, it must be emphasized that
project implementation is contingent upon the availability
of resources.
In order to track the extent to which actual projects
identified in the Annual Implementation Plans build toward
the five-year objectives, the two governments have agreed
to issue Biennial Progress Reports that will provide a more
comprehensive evaluation of the entire Border XXI Pro-
gram. To ensure public input into this evaluation, both the
Annual Implementation Plans and the Biennial Progress
Reports will be made publicly available. In addition, in
conjunction with the release of the Biennial Progress Report,
the two governments will hold public meetings every two
years to foster discussion on the success of Border XXI
implementation.
Under SEMARNAP's decentralization program,
Mexican states will have an increasingly direct role in
Border XXI implementation. Therefore, both federal
governments consider state environmental, natural
resource, and health agencies essential participants in
Border XXI implementation and will support their partici-
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pation through the appropriate decentralization mecha-
nisms.
In recognition of the diversity of the border area, the
Framework Document is also organized around five
distinct geographic regions. Five-year objectives are
established for each region which are to be implemented
through the Workgroups. These regions are: California-
Baja California, Arizona-Sonora, New Mexico-Texas-
Chihuahua, Texas-Coahuila-Nuevo Leon, and Texas-
Tamaulipas.
Border XXI Workgroup Objectives
Natural Resources Workgroup
The border region of both countries includes a vast wealth
of resources and diverse ecosystems including freshwater,
marine and wetland ecosystems, deserts, rangelands, and
several forest types. Identified environmental problems
include: degradation of air, soil and water; introduction of
exotic species; habitat loss; poaching; illegal trade in
protected species; increased wildfires; illegal exploitation
of forest and marine resources; over cultivation of plants
and animals; overgrazing; trespassing of livestock; and,
road construction.
Three topic areas have been identified for which some of
the five-year objectives include:
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Water Workgroup
Water pollution is one of the principal environmental and
public health problems facing the border area. Deficien-
cies in the treatment of wastewater, the disposal of un-
treated effluent, and inadequate operation and mainte-
nance of treatment plants result in health risks. Addition-
ally, the lack of adequate distribution systems for drinking
water increases potential risk for gastrointestinal infec-
tions. In the Mexican border region, the greatest need is
for water and wastewater infrastructure in urban areas
where sewer systems have exceeded their useful life and
require rehabilitation; similar needs also exist in small
communities. In the U.S. border area, there is a great need
for water and wastewater infrastructure in unincorporated
communities called "colonias" as well as in small commu-
nities. Some of the five-year objectives include:
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7 and Implementing pretreatment programs;
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programs to determine water quality status of surface
and ground waters;
* Supporting personnel training and programs related
to water management issues;
• Developing consciousness about water and promot-
ing its efficient and rational use; and,
» Encouraging public participation in water infrastruc-
ture decision-making processes.
Environmental Health Workgroup
The border area is characterized by conditions which
impact the health of border communities including: rapid
urbanization without commensurate development of
health and environmental infrastructure; increased indus-
trial/manufacturing development and attendant occupa-
tional risks; increases in the number of young, working
adults and children resulting from migration; the high rate
of poverty; lack of sufficient drinking water supplies and
inadequate drinking water quality; inadequate treatment
and disposal of domestic and industrial wastewater,
domestic solid and hazardous waste and industrial wastes;
and improper handling and storage of pesticides.
The two governments intend to increase binational
collaboration between environmental and public health
entities. The ultimate goal is to address environmental
health concerns that will result in a reduction of associated
disease rates along the border. Within this context,
environmental health is defined as human health influ-
enced by exposure to chemical, physical, and biological
agents in the community, workplace or home. Some of the
five-year objectives include:
* Increasing opportunities lot ai} border stakeholders
>(ihHividu,aIs, community organizations and occupa-
fftipnal groups) to participate in environmental health
* Improving the capacity of state, tribal, and local
health and environmental agencies to assess the
relationship between human health and environmental"
eXpOSuJe-S by conducting surveillance/ monitoring, and
research,
« Supporting projects to improve the capacity of state,
tribal, and local health and environmental agencies to
deliver environmental health intervention, prevention/
and educational services.
^Improving training opportunities for environmental
^ajjd health personnel, and
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onmi"niai'b.ealtih problems' by providing inf oima- ',
and educational opportunities. •
Air Workgroup
Many border area residents are exposed to health-threat-
ening levels of air pollutants including ozone, particulate
matter, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. The need to
evaluate levels of targeted air pollutants is particularly
urgent in heavily populated urban areas where air quality
problems are compounded by emissions from increasing
numbers of vehicles - many of which are older and poorly
maintained; extensive industrial activity; and numerous
air sources (e.g., unpaved roads, waste disposal fires). To
this end, the Air Workgroup will build on the efforts of
geographic sub-workgroups to promote regionally based
air quality management programs. Some of the five-year
objectives include:
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..,., /ing potential for economic incentive programs
^"fofrecfucihg afr"pollution,
Hazardous and Solid Waste Workgroup
Rapid industrialization and population growth have
created a need for improved hazardous and solid waste
management infrastructure. Important waste issues
include the illegal transboundary shipment of hazardous
waste, health and environmental risks posed by inactive
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and abandoned disposal sites, the need for proper
development of new sites, and the proper operation and
closure of existing sites. Priorities for addressing these
issues include facilitating projects that promote sound
waste management practices. Some of the five-year
objectives include:
Contingency Planning and
Emergency Response Workgroup
The Workgroup seeks to increase municipal and local
capacity to prepare for and respond to hazardous mate-
rial emergencies and optimizing the use of U.S. and
Mexican resources in environmental emergency situa-
tions. One area of concern raised in public outreach
meetings is that planning has focused on sister city areas,
failing to address large areas which are not major popula-
tion centers but where there still may be a risk of hazard-
ous incidents because of increasing cross-border traffic.
Some of the five-year objectives include:
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Agency Plan TAfhkh,pJcovides,ibr coordinated responses
plans 'for e&di of the, M*sisjter city pairS;^
' » Ex;ptorJng ways tpssdlve issues raised by_stateand -„
.local goverrutnentsj'kicludBng reducing barriers to the
free'rnovement of equipment and personnel across r
5j the border to respond to chemical emerg:ericie&; ' ' '*
, » E'rcpidliagmecreaHon^larid'cTOrdjr^tiqri'be-
|ween Local Emergency Planning Commiite^ '"' -
| *(LEPCS) in the U,S"» and Local' domrruttees for
"Mutual Assistance (CLAMS) in Mexico in developing
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resjjonse' systems fortall einergencies thatgictivaieflje
Environmental Information Resources Workgroup
While considerable information about the border environ-
ment exists, there is no comprehensive inventory of border
environmental data and information to enable the U.S. and
Mexico to identify and address the most urgent information
needs. Therefore, the Environmental Information
Workgroup will focus its efforts towards producing com-
prehensive information resources as well as the mechanisms
needed to access the information. Some of the five-year
objectives include:
Pollution Prevention Workgroup
Investing resources to reduce or prevent pollution is often
much more cost effective than spending resources on
regulation, treatment, storage, and disposal. The mission of
the Pollution Prevention Workgroup is to demonstrate and
promote the benefits of pollution prevention to protect the
environment and to encourage sustainable development in
border communities. Because pollution prevention is a tool
to be implemented by each Border XXI Workgroup, close
coordination and cooperation between the Workgroups are
essential. Some of the five-year objectives include:
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I'11** Increasing the exchange of technical mformation at
i. all government levels to enhance assistance and
* * outreach to industry;
f * Jncrei'sing teclinical'asslstance'and outreach to
^federal/state, and municipal authorities, and to the
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-*- Developing an initiative for the management and
recycling of solid waste; and,
• Increasing cooperation and coordination with other
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Cooperative Enforcement and Compliance Workgroup
Effective enforcement of and compliance with environ-
mental laws in the U.S.-Mexico border area are essential to
ensure realization of each country's environmental goals,
as well as to prevent transboundary environmental
problems. Border activities relating to enforcement and
compliance have centered on cooperation in detecting
violations and targeting enforcement; cooperation in
specific case investigations and sharing enforcement
information; capacity building through training and
technical consultations; and promoting voluntary compli-
ance through environmental auditing and pollution
prevention. Some of the five-year objectives include:
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„ «! Continuing efforts to achieve compliance with
uirements in the border area;
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&* * Establishing and enhancing networks of cooperation
^mong the various state, local and Federal agencies on •
L, both sides of the border involved in environmental
- enforcement and compliance;
* ? JEncouraging voluntary™compHance b*y industry,
* through strategies such as environmental auditing and
the use of clean technologies and less-contaminating
: »w materials as a complement to the strong program. ",
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Additional Information
The Executive Summary provides a general description of
the Border XXI Program, amplified in the Framework
Document, which in addition contains appendices provid-
ing other relevant information.
Other available documents:
- discusses the major c
ublic comrrtent period and ^
«4how 'they wereincorporated into1 me Program., „
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^Annual Implementation Ptarfa -~ setof each Workgroups'
" ementation plans, to be isstied annually ,
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ort — a sfeius reporl and compre-
pensive evaluation, gf the Program^jo be issued every
*' two yeari beginning ia,1^98,
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For additional details concerning Border XXI, please refer
to the list of contacts and electronic sources of information
provided below.
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Directory of Contacts
National Coordinators
U.S.
William A Nitze
Assistant Administrator
Office of International Activities
EPA
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
phone: (202) 260-4870
Contact: Pam Teel
phone: (202) 260-4896
fax: (202) 401-0140
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, Tlalpan, D.F.
Contact: Abraham Nehmad or Javier Warman
phone: (525) 628-0650,0651, or 0652
fax: (525)628-0653
U.S. EPA Environmental Attache Office
U.S. Embassy, Paseo de la Reforma 305
06500, Mexico, D.F.
Contact: Lorry Frigerio or Karen Danart
phone: (525) 211-0042, ext. 3595
fax: (525) 208-6541
Strategic Planning for Border XXI
Reporting
Planning &
Implementation
Public Involvement
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Annual Planning Cycle
tied to annual appropriations
*\ Annual and
Biennial Reviews
Diagram 1. The Border XXI Program promotes public involvement in program implementation
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Border XXI Workgroup
Cochairs and Contacts
Natural Resources Workgroup
IT.S. Cochair:
Nick Palacios
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
300 E. 8th Street, Rm 801
Austin, TX 78701
phone: (512) 916-5641
Contact: Susan Lieberman
Department of the Interior
MIB 4429
1849 C. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
phone: (202) 208-5160
Mexico Cochair.
Javier de la Masa
Unidad Coordinadora de Areas
Naturales Protegidas
1NE
Contact: Pia Gallina
phone: (525) 624-3338
Water Workgroup
IT.S. Cochair:
William Hathaway
Director, Water Quality Protection Div.
EPA Region 6 (6WQ)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
Contacts: Oscar Cabra
phone: (214) 665-2718
fax: (214) 665-2191
e-mail: cabra.oscar@epamail.epa.gov
Doug Eberhardt (EPA R-9)
phone: (415) 744-1280
e-mail: eberhardt.doug@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico Cochair:
Prospero Ortega Moreno
Subdirector General de Construction
CNA
Insurgentes Sur No. 2140
Colonia Hermita, San Angel
Mexico City, D.F. CP 01070
Environmental Health Workgroup
U.S. Cochair:
Hal Zenick
EPA (mail code 87)
National Health and Environmental
Effects Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
phone: (919)541-2283
fax: (919)541-4201
Contact: Richard Walling
Director, Office of the Americas and the
Middle East
Office of International and Refugee Health
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
Mexico Cochair:
Dr. Gustavo Olaiz Fernandez
Direction General de Salud Ambiental
Secretaria de Salud
Contact:
Dr. Rosalba Rojas
phone: (525) 584-6160
Air Workgroup
U.S. Cochair:
David Howekamp, Director, Air Division
EPA Region 9 (Al)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contacts: Bill Jones
phone: (415) 744-1283
fax: (415) 744-1072
e-mail: jones.bill@epamail.epa.gov
Mathew Witosky (EPA R-6)
phone: (214) 665-8015
e-mail: witosky.mafhew@epmail.epa.gov
Mexico Cochair:
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Director General de Gestion e Information Ambiental
INE-
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Col. Tlacopac- San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, D.F. CP 01040
phone: (525)624-3456
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Contact: Dr. Victor Hugo Paramo
Dkector de Administration de
La Calidad del Aire
INE-SEMARNAP
phone: (525) 624-3451 or 3450
fax: (525) 624-3584 or 3469
Hazardous and Solid Waste Workgroup
LT.S. Cochair:
Jeff Scott
Deputy Division Dkector
Waste Management Division
EPA Region 9 (HI)
75 Hawthorne St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contacts: Heidi Hall
phone: (415) 744-1284
fax: (415) 744-1072
e-mail: hall.heidi@epamail.epa.gov
Bonnie Romo (EPA R-6)
phone: (214) 665-8323
fax: (214) 665-7446
e-mail: romo.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico Cochair:
Jorge Sanchez Gomez
Director General
Materiales, Residuous y Actividades Riesgosas
INE
Av. Revolution 1425, Nivel 12
Col. Campestre, San Angel
A. Obregon 01040, D.F. Mexico
Contact: Ing. Luis Wolf
phone: (525) 624-3423
fax: (525) 624-3586
e-mail: Rtn@0488crtn.net.mx
Contingency Planning and
Emergency Response Workgroup
IT.S. Cochak:
Jim Makris
EPA Headquarters (5101)
401 M Street, SW Mailcode 5101
Washington, D.C. 20460
phone: (202) 260-8600
fax: (202) 260-7906
e-mail: makris.jim@epamail.epa.gov
Contacts: Ms. Kim Jennings
phone: (202) 260-5046
fax: (202) 260-7906
e-mail: jennings.kim@epamail.epa.go
Fendol Chiles (EPA R-6)
phone: (214) 665-2283
Kathleen Shimmin (EPA R-9)
phone: (415) 744-2216
Mexico Cochair:
Eduardo Jimenez Lopez
Director General de Planeacion y
Coordination
Procuraduria Federal de Protection al Ambiente
Periferico Sur 5000, Piso 4
Col. Insurgentes Cuccilco
Mexico, D.F. C.P. 04530
phone: (5) 528-5482,528-5483
fax: (5) 666-9452
Contact: Jaime E. Garcia-Sepulveda
Dkector of Gasification de Zonas de
Riesgo Ambiental
Procuraduria Federal de Protection al
Ambiente
phone: (5) 666-9450
fax: (5) 666-9452
Environmental Information
Resources Workgroup
IT.S. Cochair:
Nora McGee
EPA Region 9 (PI)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
e-mail: McGee.Nora@epamail.epa.gov
Contacts: Carmen Maso
EPA - Region 9 (P52)
phone: (415) 744-1750
fax: (415) 744-1474
e-mail: maso.carmen@epamail.epa.gov
David Parrish
phone: (214) 665-8352
e-mail: parrish.david@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico Cochair:
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Dkector General de Gestion e Information Ambiental
INE-
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Col. Tlacopac- San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, D.F. CP 01040
phone: 525 624 3456
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Contact: Rolando Rios Aguilar
Director de Informacion Ambiental
DSIE-
phone: (525) 624-3454
Pollution Prevention Workgroup
U.S. Cochairs:
Sam Coleman
Director, Compliance Assurance and
Enforcement Division
EPA Region 6 (6EN)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
Contacts: Joy Tibuni
phone: (214) 665-8036
fax: (214) 665-7446
e-mail: tibuni.joy@epamail.epa.gov
Chris Reiner (EPA R-9)
phone: (415) 744-2096
Mexico Cochain
Adrian Fernandez Bremauntz
Director General de Gestion e Informacion Ambiental
INE-
Ave. Revolucion 1425
Col. Tlacopac- San Angel
Delegacion Alvaro Obregon
Mexico, D.F. CP 01040
phone: (525) 624 3456
fax: (525) 624-3584
Contact: Juan Barrera
phone: (525) 624-3462
Cooperative Enforcement Workgroup
U.S. Cochair:
Michael Alushin
Director of the EPA International
Enforcement and Compliance Division
EPA Headquarters (2254A)
401 M Street, SW Mailcode 2254-A
Washington, DC 20460
Contact: Lawrence Sperling
phone: (202)564-7141
fax: (202) 564-0073
Efren Ordonez (EPA R-6)
phone: (214) 665-2181
e-mail: ordonez.efren@epamail.epa.gov
John Rothman (EPA R-9)
phone: (415) 744-1353
e-mail: rothman.john@epamail.epa.gov
Mexico Cochair:
Carlos Silva Murillo
Director General of Industrial Technical Assistance
Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente
Subprocuraduria for Industrial Verification
1 Blvd Pipila No. 1, Tecamachalco
Nacaulpan, Estado de Mexico, CP 53950
Contact: Victor Valle
phone: (525)294-5720
fax: (525)589-4398
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Regional Contacts for the United States
Regional Contacts for Mexico
EPA Regional Offices
Gina Weber
U.S.-Mexico Border Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 6 (6-XA)
First Interstate Bank Tower at Fountain Place
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
phone: (214) 665-2200
fax: (214) 665-2118
e-mail: weber.gina@epamail.epa.gov
John Hamill
U.S.-Mexico Border Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 9 (RA)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone: (415) 744-1168
fax: (415) 744-1072
e-mail: hamill.john@epamail.epa.gov
EPA Border Offices
Marvin Waters, 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
Dave Fege
San Diego U.S-Mexico Border Liaison Office
EPA Region 9
610 West Ash Street
San Diego, CA 92101
phone: (619) 235-4765 or (800) 334-0741
fax: (619) 235- 4771
e-mail: fege.dave@epamail.epa.gov
SEMARNAP District Officers (Delegados) and
Sub-officers for Environment (Sub-delgados)
Baja California
Lie. Fernando Castro Trenti, Delegado
Av. Madero No. 537, entre Morelos y Mexico
Zona Centre
21110 Mexicali, BC
phone: (52 65) 52 49 86
fax: (52 65) 52 49 98
Ing. Fernando Calzada Bejar, Subdelegado de Medio
Ambiente
Av. Madero No. 537, entre Morelos y Mexico
Zona Centro
21110 Mexicali, BC
phone: (52 65) 52 49 87
Sonora
Lie Ernesto Gandara Camou, Delegado
Centro de Gobierno
Edificio Hermosillo 2° Nivel
83270 Hermosillo, Son.
phone: (52 62) 13 52 73 or (52 62) 13 52 61
fax: (52 62) 13 52 59
Biol. Cesar Catalan Martinez
Subdelegado de Medio Ambiente
Centro de Gobierno
Edificio Hermosillo 2° Nivel
83270 Hermosillo, Son.
phone: (52 62) 13 52 29
Chihuahua
Sr. Manuel Llaneza Fernandez, Delegado
Av. de las Americas No. 300-B.
Cuarta Ampliacion Colonia San Felipe
31240 Chihuahua, Chih.
phone: (52 14) 13 95 27 or (52 14) 13 15 47
fax: (52 14) 13 48 55 or (52 14) 13 47 75
Ing. Luis R. Cordova Chavez,
Subdelegado de Medio Ambiente
Av. de las Americas No. 300-B.
Cuarta Ampliacion Colonia San Felipe
31240 Chihuahua, Chih.
phone: (52 14) 13 99 19
fax: (52 14) 13 47 75
Coahuila
Lie. R. Agustin Ramos Arizpe, Delegado
Blvd. Venustiano Carranza No. 2454-2° Piso
Colonia Republica Oriente
25280 Saltillo, Coah.
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Ing. Ignacio Ruiz Castro, Subdelegado de Medio Ambiente
Blvd. Delegadoenustiano Carranza No. 2454-2? Piso
Colonia Republica Oriente
25280 Saltillo, Coah.
phone: (52 84) 16 74 33 or (52 84) 16 74 35
fax: (52 84) 16 08 38
Nuevo Leon
Lie. Carlos Tercero Romero Garcia, Delegado
Av. Bertito Juirez y Corregidora
Palacio Federal ler Piso
67100 Guadalupe, NL
phone: (52 8) 3 55 07 21 or (52 8) 3 55 02 41
fax:(528)3552051
Biol. Carlos Contreras Trevino,
Ambiente Subdelegado de Medio
Av. Benito JuSrez y Corregidora
Palacio Federal ler Piso
67100 Guadalupe, NL
phone: (52 8) 3 55 59 11 or (52 8) 3 54 97 68
Tamaulipas
Biol. Victeor Zamora Dominguez, Delegado
Av. Avila Camacho No. 310, Esq. Lopez Rayon
Colonia Vergel
89150 Tampico, Tamps.
phone: (52 12) 13 38 73, (52 12) 13 60 16, or (52 12) 13 61 95
fax: (52 12) 13 57 37
Ing. Ignacio Ruiz Castro, Subdelegado de Medio Ambiente
Av. Avila Camacho No. 310, Esq. Lopez Rayon
Colonia Vergel
89150 Tampico, Tamps.
phone: (52 131) 5 03 46
Diagram 2
Organization within the Border XXI Program
US
COMAS IO
PESCA
PROFEPA
REG NAT
INE
INEG1
SSA
INE
SSA
CNA
iewc
BECC
INE
INE
PROFEPA
SEDESOU
BECC
PROFEPA
INE
PROFEPA
PnHectidn
CM
NADBank
BECC
Binational Border XXI Workgroups
DOI
USDA(NRCS.USFS)
DOC(NOAA)
EPA
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Electronic Sources of
Information
Agency or Organization
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
International Boundary and Water Commission
Mexico Secretary for the Environment,
Natural Resources, and Fisheries
Mexico Attorney General for Environmental
Protection
National Commission for Knowledge and Use
of Biodiversity
National Institute for Statistics, Geography and
Information
Mexico Secretary of Health
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Border Environmental Cooperation Commission
North American Development Bank
World Wide Web (WWW) Home Page
http://www.epa.gov
http://www.usgs.gov/doi
http: / / www. doj. gov
http://www.us.dhhs.gov:80
http://www.ibwc.state.gov
http://semarnap.conabio.gob.mx
http: / /semarnap.conabio.bob.mx/profepa
http://www.conabio.gob.mx
http: / /www.inegi.gob.mx
http://cenids.ssa.gob.mx
http://www.cec.org
http://cocef.interjuarez.com
http://www.quicklink.com/mexico/nadbank
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