U.S.-Mexico Border 2012

New Mexico-Texas-Chihuahua Regional Workgroup

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2011 Priorites

Address sanitation issues related to decentralized systems (i.e. septic tanks, cesspools) through community workshops and training. Bring awareness to the need for removal of dormant or abandoned septic tanks/cesspools.
Coordinate with other Federal Agencies resources to develop GIS database for inventory of border community septic tanks and cesspools.
Address health issues related to limited or lack of water services, including low-cost alternatives for drinking water.

2011 Priorites

Develop a sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Training and Maintenance program to assist in addressing Air Quality issues in border communities.

2011 Priorites

2011 Priorites

Provide outreach and public awareness of linkages between environmental quality and environmental health in Texas and New Mexico.
Increase capacity for the development of self-sustaining collection programs for surplus and obsolete pesticides along the border, provide outreach on banned pesticides such as “polvo de avion,” etc.
Within rural and/or unincorporated communities reduce exposure to contaminants from heavy duty metal industries and or CAFOs. Bring enforcement agencies into dialogue on issues and provide outreach.

2011 Priorites

Update Sister –city plans for NM/TX/CH sister cities as well as to include a risk analysis.
Promote consistency of import/export HAZMAT management procedures at NM/TX/CH border ports of entry.

2011 Priorites

At the Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua port of entries: provide cross-border training on environmental regulations to Border Partners related to cross movement of chemicals to reduce risk and ensure compliance (to include import/export, hazardous waste, illegal or obsolete pesticides) and to promote amongst federal agencies and state environmental agencies the use of tools such as RFID, E-manifest, and increase registration of truckers/shippers to FAST programs, C-TPAT, etc.