BECC News
NADB-BECC Board of Directors approves 7 new environmental projects
June 17, 2016 - Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. – During its semi-annual meeting, the Board of Directors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADB) approved seven new environmental infrastructure projects in the…
Construction begins on arsenic treatment facility in Tornillo, Texas
June 17, 2016 - Tornillo, Texas – Congressman Will Hurd, U.S. Representative of the 23rd District of Texas, and Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Managing Director of the North American Development Bank (NADB), presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction…
Third Energy Efficiency Learning Network workshop for water utilities held in Coahuila
June 14, 2016 - On May 6-7, the collaborative established by the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC), the German Cooperation Agency for Development (GIZ), the state water utility –Comisión Estatal de Aguas y Saneamiento (CEAS)– and fourteen water…
Regional Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Border 2020 Environmental Program’s Arizona/Sonora Regional Work Group held in Nogales, Sonora
June 14, 2016 - With the objective of establishing a productive dialogue among environmental representatives of the Mexican and United States governments and the Arizona/Sonora region, a regional meeting on the status of Border 2020 U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program…
Green Infrastructure: A sustainable advantage for border cities
June 14, 2016 - Strategies that use native vegetation and soil to provide, that is what the concept of green infrastructure refers to, a concept that can yield benefits to communities environmentally, economically and socially as it relates…
BECC recognizes Mario Lopez for his contributions to the US-Mexico Border Infrastructure Program
June 14, 2016 - BECC recognizes his efforts to promote bilateral cooperation on water issues and improve environmental conditions and the quality of life along the U.S.-Mexico border region.
First 4,000 photovoltaic panels installed at Los Santos Solar Park in Moctezuma, Chihuahua
May 24, 2016 - On April 14, Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte attended a ceremony to symbolically mount one of the four thousand panels already installed in the Los Santos Solar Park. This new solar facility is located in…
Construction of New Infrastructure for Wastewater Treatment Plant begins in Delicias
May 13, 2016 - On March 28, Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte attended the kick-off ceremony for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Delicias. The project was approved for certification and financing by the Border…
BECC GM presents Green Infrastructure Program at Joint Working Committee
May 13, 2016 - U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee meets in Monterrey where BECC General Manager presents the Green Infrastructure Program.
Town of Mesilla benefits from water audit
April 28, 2016 - In the effort to improve water service in the Town of Mesilla, city leaders gained valuable insight on how water was being used. Working with the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC), the town began…