Reports and Studies

EMD has the following environmental reports and papers available for review. Click on any of the report titles below to view them in the available format.   For faster viewing of larger files, right click on File Format icon or Title of Report below and select “Save Target As . . “ in Internet Explorer or “Save Link Target As . . “ in Netscape/Firefox and save to your hard drive first then view the file from the directory you saved to.

                                                 Title of Report

     Date

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Environmental Assessments (EA)

Western Boundary

Final Environmental Assessment, Implement International Agreement for Deliveries to Tijuana, Baja California , of a part of Mexico's Colorado River Waters through the Southern California Aqueducts

8/2001

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Rio Grande

Final Environmental Assessment on Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project

12/2007

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Final Environmental Assessment on Improvements to the North and Main Floodways Levee Systems

11/2007

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Draft Environmental Assessment to Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project   &    Appendices (60MB)

10/2007

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Final Environmental Assessment on Improvements to the Donna-Brownsville Levee System &   Appendices (77 MB)

9/2007

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FInal Environmental Assessment on the Rio Grnade Rectification Project: Flood Control Improvements, Int'l Dam to Riverside Diversion Dam, El Paso, County, TX

5/2007

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Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact: Rio Grande Rectification Project, Flood Control Improvements International to Riverside Dam Comments due May 12, 2007

4/2007

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Final Environmental Assessment Flood Control Improvements Lateral A/Retamal Dike Levee System

3/2007

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Draft Environmental Assessment: Flood Control Improvements Lateral A/Retamal Dike Levee System

1/2007

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Final Environmental Assessment Alternatives for Improved Flood Control of the Hidalgo Protective Levee System of 9/2005, prepared for the USIBWC by Parsons. 

9/2005

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Environmental Assessment Finding of No Significant Impact for the Retamal Sediment Removal Project (EA/NOSI)

1/2004

 html icon link to Report(14 MB)

Final Environmental Assessment for “Replacement of the Old American Canal” Located in El Paso, Texas

12/2001

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Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)

Western Boundary

USIBWC Issues Record of Decision for Final EIS of SBIWTP Clean Water Act Compliance

9/2005

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USIBWC announces the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Clean Water Act compliance at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, San Diego County, California, prepared by Parsons

7/2005

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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Clean Water Act Compliance at the South Bay International Waste Water Treatment Plant  (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

12/2004

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See Public comments received on the Draft SEIS for Clean Water Act Compliance at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant 

01 to 04/05

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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Clean Water Act Compliance at the South Bay International Waste Water Treatment Plant. (Appendices)

12/2004

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Lower Colorado River Boundary and Capacity Preservation Project

7/2003

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Rio Grande

 

 

Final PEIS on Improvements to the USIBWC Rio Grande Flood Control Projects along the Texas-Mexico Border

1/2008

Available in .Zip Format (17 MB)

Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project Brief w/ EIS

2004

.PDF icon link to Report (24 KB)

Rio Grande Canalization Project Brief w/ EIS and the 5/ 2004 River Management Plan

9/2004

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El Paso - Las Cruces Regional Sustainable Water Project with EIS

4/2001

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Natural Resources

Biological Resources Survey, Rio Grande and Tijuana River Flood Control Projects New Mexico, Texas and California (Final Report)

8/2005

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Biological Assessment: USIBWC Rio Grande Projects, American Dam to Fort Quitman, Texas

8/2001

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Water Quality Reports

Western Boundary

Wastewater Characterization Study, City of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.  The study was prepared by the City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department.

1/7/03

.PDF icon link to Report (2 MB)

Binational Study Regarding the Presence of Toxic Substances in the Lower Colorado and New Rivers

3/2003

.PDF icon link to Report(2 MB)

The City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department’s Wastewater Characterization of the City of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - 6/ 1 to December 31, 2002

2/28/03

.PDF icon link to Report (52 MB)

The City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department’s Wastewater Characterization of the City of Tecate, Baja California, Mexico - 6/ 1 to December 31, 2002

2/28/03

.PDF icon link to Report (26 MB)

 Tijuana, Baja California Mexico Report #8 and for the City of Tecate, Baja California Report #1 and Report #2.

6/31 - 12/02

.PDF icon link to Report (1.1 MB)

Binational Nogales Wash United States/Mexico Groundwater Monitoring Program Final Report

8/2001

Available in .Zip Format (680 MB)

Tijuana Wastewater Characterization

3/15 to 12/14/00

.PDF icon link to Report (44 MB)

Nogales Wash Groundwater Monitoring Program

5/1998

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Construction of Immediate Need (“Quick Fix”) Projects in Mexicali, B.C., Mexico as Part of the Solution to the Sanitation of the New River, Executive Summary, 1/ 1997.

1/1997

.PDF icon link to Report (8.8 MB)

  Rio Grande

 

 

Third Phase of the Binational Study Regarding the Presence of Toxic Substances in the Upper Portion of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Between the U.S. and Mexico (Final Report)

6/2004

.PDF icon link to Report (8 MB)

Binational Study Regarding the Presence of Toxic Substances in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo and its Tributaries along the Boundary Portion between the United States and Mexico (Final Report)

9/1994

.PDF icon link to Report(10 MB)

Second Phase of the Binational Study Regarding the Presence of Toxic Substances in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo and its Tributaries along the Boundary Portion between the United States and Mexico (Final Report, Vol I of II) English Version

4/1998

.PDF icon link to Report(14 MB)

Second Phase of the Binational Study Regarding the Presence of Toxic Substances in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo and its Tributaries along the Boundary Portion between the United States and Mexico (Final Report, Vol II of II) English Version

9/1997

.PDF icon link to Report(370 KB)

Segunda Fase del Estudio Binacional Sobre la Presencia de Sustancias Tóxicas en el Río Bravo/Río Grande y sus Afluentes, en su Porción Fronteriza Entre México y Estados Unidos (Informe Final, Vol I of II) Versión en Español

4/1998

.PDF icon link to Report(7 MB)

Salinity Reports

2006 Report on Salinity Operations on the Colorado River Under Minute No. 242

1/2008

.PDF icon link to Report (230 KB

2005 Report on Salinity Operations on the Colorado River Under Minute No. 242

1/2007

.PDF icon link to Report (169 KB)

2004 Report on Salinity Operations on the Colorado River Under Minute No. 242

12/2005

.PDF icon link to Report (343 KB)

2003 Report on Salinity Operations on the Colorado River Under Minute No. 242

8/2004

.PDF icon link to Report (8.7 MB)

2002 Report on Salinity Operations on the Colorado River Under Minute No. 242

10/2003

.PDF icon link to Report (8.7 MB)

Flood Control Projects

   

Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Improvements to the Tijuana River Flood Control Project

6/30/2008

.PDF icon link to Report (1 MB)

Canutillo Floodwall Document -

   

FLO-2D Model Development Below Caballo Dam - URGWOM - Final Report on FLO-2D Model Development (5.6 MB - ZIP Icon 4.3 MB)

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