March 16, 2018
Kenia Zamarripa, Chamber Director of International Business Affairs, was appointed to a two-year term on the eleven member Citizens Forum under the International Boundary and Water Commission. , In her role on the forum, Zamarripa will be pushing to minimize transboundary pollution on the Tijuana River Valley and promote the exchange of information between the IBWC and the community. This issue is a priority for the Chamber on the upcoming delegation trip to Mexico City taking place April 15th to 18th.
Additionally, in a meeting hosted by the Mexican Consulate in San Diego, Zamarripa and VP Paola Avila met with NAD Bank and stakeholders from both sides of the border to review and discuss current and future efforts and actions to reduce transboundary pollution. Five different issues have been identified and targeted in a work plan including: sediments, water treatment plant maintenance, and water recycling. The Chamber continues to promote binational collaboration seeking to minimize pollution, and is assisting in the development of a communications plan to increase stakeholder awareness.
For updates on the IBWC’s current work plan or progress on the Tijuana River Valley transboundary pollution, please visit their website.
For more information and to register to the Chamber’s upcoming Delegation Trip to Mexico City, please visit: https://sdchamber.org/event/mx2018/
