The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for project to mitigate transborder water pollution.

The statement was released in conjunction with the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, according to a Nov. 18 news release. The goal is to reduce flow from Tijuana, Mexico, carrying untreated wastewater, trash or sediment into the United States.

“Achieving today’s milestone affirms EPA and USIBWC’s commitment to our border communities and our shared watershed, and it demonstrates tangible progress towards reducing transborder pollution,” EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman said in the release. “We look forward to continuing this critical work and hearing directly from communities across the watershed,” 

It was noted there have been beach closures in southern San Diego, Calif., due to this type of transborder water flow, according to the release.

“Release of the final PEIS is an important step as we work to implement a comprehensive solution to the border sanitation problems affecting public health and beaches in San Diego County,” International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section's Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner added, according to the release.