New River Improvement
Project Overview
Basics
New River Improvement
Construction Completed
The New River contains untreated waste and other solid pollutants from Mexico as it flows north through the city of Calexico before emptying out into the Salton Sea. This polluted waterway is a threat to human health and ecosystems and limits economic development. To address this longstanding problem, a project has been conceived that encases the polluted water as it bypasses Calexico, minimizing direct or indirect human contact, as well as an automated trash screen at the border to remove solid waste. The project will also reroute wastewater from the Calexico treatment plant to restore flow in the river channel through the city to improve water quality.
2021
2023
2025
4/30/2025
Project Attributes
Purpose & Goals
Purpose & Goals
Pursuant to AB 1079, the California-Mexico Border Relations Council developed the New River Improvement Project Strategic Plan, which contains structural and non-structural recommendations to address the New River water quality from the Mexicali Valley to its terminus at the Salton Sea. The New River Improvement Project – Calexico Reach will address the public health threat the New River water quality poses in the City of Calexico by implementing the infrastructure recommendations in the Strategic Plan which include: (1) a trash screen and diversion structure; (2) a bypass encasement infrastructure; and (3) a pump-back system to take treated wastewater from the existing Calexico Wastewater Treatment Plan and discharge it into the New River.
Schedule Status
Design
Complete
Land & Water Rights
Complete
Environmental
Complete
Construction
Complete
Notes about Status
This project has been completed
Location
Organizations
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Contacts
Evon Willhoff - California Department of Water Resources (DWR) (Evon.Willhoff@water.ca.gov)
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Activities & Outcomes
Expected Activities & Outcomes
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Reported Activities & Outcomes
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| Year(s): | 2023-2025 |
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| Explanation: | This project provided funding to help with water quality at the City of Calexico. The project will result in an improvement in water quality in the New River, but will not contribute to acres as part of the Phase 1: 10-Year Plan |
Program Phases
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Benefits
Benefits
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
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Habitat Types
Habitat Types
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Project Details
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Ficha Informativa en Español
- Uploaded On
- 7/23/2024
- File Type
- Description
- Spanish translated fact sheet with project information
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