A state-backed Arizona finance authority is considering a plan to fund a wastewater-to-drinking water facility in the Tijuana River Valley. The goal is to pipe the purified water back to Mexico, and in exchange, ask Mexico to hand over some of its Colorado River water.

Complex Cross-Border Sewage

Navigating the legal and environmental nuances of cross-border sewage is complex. The reality is that it’s incredibly complex to try to treat another country’s runoff on U.S. soil.

The county is also preparing to reopen a former substance use treatment facility four years after it got the facility in a settlement deal. The county expects to open the center with 73 residential treatment beds and 16 recuperative care beds for people early this fall.

In other news, the San Diego City Council will vote on a final budget to send back to Mayor Todd Gloria’s desk — for approval, veto or line-item vetos. The budget process has been grueling, with Councilmembers pushing back hard and fighting to restore some of the funding.

Original reporting: Voice of San Diego — read the source article.