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Apr 26, 2012
How Investment in Wastewater Infrastructure Has Improved Water Quality along the Mexico-Texas Border
Authors: Marcel Dulay and David Eaton, Ph.D.Author Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A
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When Mexico and the US agreed to NAFTA the two nations expected economic growth to occur with some adverse environmental effects. The two parties agreed to an environmental side agreement to create BECC/NADB to cooperate with existing water institutions to address water pollution. Mexican, US, and bilateral agencies have invested over $1.5 billion between 1999 and 2005 in water and wastewater (W/WW) infrastructure along the Texas-Mexico border. This infrastructure has affected water pollution in the Rio Grande, the international border. This paper reports on sources of funds, characterizes W/WW infrastructure investment, and documents water quality improvement. Improvements in water quality occurs where infrastructure has been added and continuing water quality problems occur where infrastructure investments have yet to be made or have been overwhelmed by regional population growth. This paper is based on information gathered for an EPA report on the impacts of water-related infrastructure along the Mexico-Texas border.
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Marcel Dulay
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Doctoral Candidate, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
David Eaton, Ph.D.
Bess Harris Jones Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
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