Organizations With a Role in Solving Tijuana River Water Quaity Issues

The breadth and complexity of the organizations have a role in resolving Tijuana River water quality issues is sometimes overwhelming. This list of organizations details those organizations, the rationale for their roles and links to the organizations' web sites.

Binational Agencies

• International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)/Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA)
• North American Development Bank (NADBank)

Federal Agencies (Mexico)

• Comision Nacional de Aqua (CONAGUA)
• Mexican State Department, San Diego Consulate

Federal Agencies (U.S.)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• U.S. Customs and Border Protectoion (CBP)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Navy
• U.S. State Department, Tijuana Consulate
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA agency)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

State Agencies (Baja California)

• Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana,CESPT

State Agencies (California)

• California State Water Resources Control Board
• San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
• California Coastal Conservancy
• California Coastal Commission
• Californie Department of Conservation, Office of Mning and Reclamation
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• California State Parks
• California Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA)
• California Resources Agency

Local/Regional Agencies (Mexico)

• City of Tijuana

Local/Regional Agencies (U.S.)

• City of San Diego 
• City of Imperial Beach
• City of Coronado
• County of San Diego
• Port of San Diego
• San Diego County Water Authority

Advocates (Mexico)

• Tijiuana Innovadora, Agora Verde

• Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental A.C.

• Tijuana Calidad de Vida

Advocates (U.S.)

• Wildcoast/CostaSalvaje
• Surfrider
• Four Walls
• San Diego Coastkeeper
• Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association
• Environmental Health Coalition
• Tijuana River Citzens Council
• San Diego Audubon Society

Research Organizations (Mexico)

• El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF)
• Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS)
• Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE)

Research Organizations (U.S.)

• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• UCSD Mexican American Program
• San Diego State University
• Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
• Tijuana River Naitonal Estuarine Research Reserve

Consultant Interests (Mexico)

• Hernando Duran
• Oscar Cortes

Consultant Interests (U.S.)

• The Paul Group
• Rod Smith
• Arcadis

Collaboratives Working on the Issues

• Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team
• U.S. IBWC Working Group
• Minute 320 Working Group