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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) traveled to the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) Wastewater Treatment Plant on the American side of the border between San Diego and Tijuana. Padilla says he is there to highlight federal efforts to address transborder water pollution in the San Diego/Tijuana region. Padilla and representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and IBWC toured the facility. They talked about the potential environmental and flooding impacts of the proposed Tijuana River border wall project. The Senator is touting his addition of language in the FY 2023 appropriations package that is supposed to eliminate red tap making it easier for the EPA to deliver $300 million in funds secured by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the International Boundary and Water Commission for water infrastructure projects, Jun 5, 2023. (Matthew Bowler/KPBS/Sipa USA) **NO SALES IN SAN DIEGO-SAN DIEGO OUT**
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