Holtville, California. – The North American Development Bank (NADB) and the City of Holtville, California, have signed a US$3.56 million grant to rehabilitate and upgrade the city’s wastewater treatment plant, which will improve the quality of water discharged to the Salton Sea and other local waterways.
NADB and BECC provide US$240,000 in technical assistance for development of solar plant.
Electricity to be sold to Imperial Irrigation District through a 25-year power purchase agreement.
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur – The North American Development Bank (NADB) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) launched their first seminar on the topic of desalination. The purpose of the course developed and presented by the Latin American and Caribbean water center, Centro del Agua para América Latina y el Caribe (CDA) of the Monterrey Technological Institute (ITESM), is to provide information on the principal desalination processes as a means of increasing available water supplies from a business point of view.
Electricity generated by this plant will be acquired by CPS Energy of San Antonio, Texas.
Monterrey, Nuevo León – The North American Development Bank (NADB) and the Latin American and Caribbean Water Center, Centro del Agua para América Latina y el Caribe (CDA), of the Monterrey Technological Institute (ITESM) signed an agreement today to provide training to water utility personnel and local government officials in Mexican border communities.
With this fourth plant, 100% of the city’s wastewater will be treated.
Within the framework of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADB) held on May 8th in Mexico City, the Board of Directors of the two institutions approved the certification and financing of a wastewater collection rehabilitation project in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
NADB's portfolio of outstanding loans surpasses US$ 1 billion. 15 million residents of border communities benefit from 192 projects. Meetings presided by U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Markets and Development, Marisa Lago, and Mexican Ministry of Finance and Public Credit Undersecretary, Dr. Fernando Aportela. More than US$11 million in grant funds approved for new wastewater projects
San Luis, AZ – Gerardo Sanchez, Mayor of the City of San Luis, and Alex Hinojosa, Deputy Managing Director of the North American Development Bank (NADB), presided over a ceremony to initiate operation of a new water transmission main that interconnects the city’s two water distribution systems. This interconnection will meet the city’s water demand for the next 10 years.