The San Diego region will get $300 million in federal funding for a new U.S. facility to capture sewage spills from Mexico before they foul shorelines north of the border.
The Los Angeles Times says the money will be allocated thanks to language included in the overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement signed by President Trump on Jan. 29.
Toxic water pollution from Mexico has shuttered shorelines in San Diego County more than 500 days over the last three years.
The approach is a shift from longstanding efforts to help Mexico maintain its wastewater system in Tijuana.
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