REGION 6 WATER & WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
October 2009
Highlights: Region 6 Border Environmental
Infrastructure Fund (BEIF) & Project Development
Assistance Program (PDAP)
U.S. - MEXICO
BORDFR 2012
GOAL 1: Reduce Water
Contamination
December 2009 and the end of
June 2010.
Matamoros West Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP): A lagoon
system and the first WWTP for the City of Matamoros.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA)
Water Border Infrastructure
Program has provided grant
assistance to communities along
the U.S.-Mexico through its
Project Development Assistance
Program (PDAP) and Border
Environment Infrastructure
Fund (BEIF). In the state of
Texas, there are currently five
(5) projects under construction
and another 5 were completed in
FY 2009. These ten (10)
construction projects received a
total of over U S$90 million in
BEIF and are expected to be
completed between December
2009 and the end of June 2010.
Over 193,500 border residents
are set to benefit from these
projects once they are
completed. In addition, during
the FY 2007-2008 and FY 2009
Prioritization Process, a total of
seven (7) projects were selected
to receive PDAP, of which two
(2) projects are expected to be
certified in 2009, making them
eligible to receive BEIF funds.
In the state of New Mexico,
one constmction projected was
completed in May 2009 in the
City of Lordsburg, which
received approximately
US$700,000 in BEIF. During
the FY 2007-2008 Prioritization
process, two (2) projects
received both PDAP and BEIF
funding. Both these projects are
set to benefit approximately
13,600 residents and are
expected to be ready for
certification in FY 2010. During
the FY 2009-2010 Prioritization
process, two (2) addition
projects were selected for PDAP
funding only, Anthony and
Dona Ana Village. The Anthony
project is expected to be
certified in the 2nd quarter of
FY 2010.
There are currently six (6)
projects under construction in
Chihuahua. These projects have
received a total of US$3.9
million in BEIF funding and
will benefit a total population of 14,929 in the
Valle de Juarez area. Four (4) projects were
completed in Chihuahua during FY 2009 located
in Ojinaga, Anapra, Dr. Porfirio Parra and
Praxedis Guerrero. Total BEIF funds for these
four projects, were approximately over US$4.6
million, benefiting over 53,696 residents. During
the FY 2007-2008 Prioritization Process, seven
(7) projects were selected to receive funding
(PDAP/BEIF), two of which have already been
certified and under construction, and three
In the state of Texas, there are
currently five (5) projects under
construction and another 5 were
completed in FY 2009. These ten
(10) construction projects
received a total of over US$90
million in BEIF and are expected
to be completed between

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REGION 6 WATER & WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
October 2009
Highlights: Region 6 Border Environmental
Infrastructure Fund (BEIF) & Project Development
Assistance Program (PDAP) cont'd
(3) projects were selected for
PDAP only for the FY 2009
Prioritization Process.
In the state of Tamaulipas,
there are currently five (5)
projects under construction or in
the process of starting
construction, and one project
(Matamoros) which has
completed construction. These
six (6) projects are set to benefit
over 1.3 million residents. In
addition to these projects, there
were eight (8) projects selected
for funding under the FY 2007-
2008 Prioritization process that
are currently under
development. Most of these
projects are expected to be
certified by the end of the
December 2009 or during the
spring of 2010. The FY 2009-
2010 Prioritization process
resulted in two (2) more projects
being funded for PDAP only.
In the State of Coahuila,
Ciudad Acuna and Piedras
Negras have received funding to
provide wastewater collection
and treatment to 100% of their
residents. The project for
Ciudad Acuna was completed in
September 2008 with a total of
36,158 connections achieved
and benefiting over 113,194
residents. Piedres Negras is
expected to be completed by
December 2009 with a total of
29,500 connections expected,
benefiting 132,755 residents. In
total, approximately US$25.1 million in BEIF
was utilized for construction of these projects.
Historically, there have been no projects
selected for PDAP or BEIF funding in the state
ofNuevo Leon. In the FY 2009-2010
Prioritization Process, the municipality of
Colombia, Nuevo Leon was selected for PDAP
only funding. This project will provide
wastewater collection and drinking water
distribution to unserved areas in the community
and will benefit approximately 5,000 people at a
total cost of approximately US$2.6 million. For
more information please visit www.cocef.ori or
www.nadb.org
North Sedimentation Basin of the Ciudad
Acuna Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The project for Ciudad Acuna was
completed in September 2009. The
project consisted of the construction,
rehabilitation and expansion of the
primary and secondary sewage systems
and pump station as well as the
construction of a new wastewater
treatment plant. The WWTP was built
under a Build-Operate-Transfer
agreement with a private partner. The
remainder of the project was schedided
to be completed over a 20 year time
period put was completed earlier than
the expected deadline at the request of
EPA. A total of 36,158 connections were
achieved with this project.

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