International Boundary

The California National Guard, in the latest of a series of drug-interdiction efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, has launched a $1.2-million project to improve the unpaved roads north of the international boundary in San Diego. The project is expected to help the U.S. Border Patrol stem the flow of illicit drugs into the United States. Border Patrol officials acknowledge that agents also will use the roads to stem illegal immigration, the patrol's primary responsibility.

The City Council endorsed a proposal to build a sewage treatment plant in Tijuana that may help reduce river and beach pollution. The council voted 7 to 2 on Tuesday in favor of the Bajagua project, which calls for a secondary treatment plant that would handle 50 to 75 million gallons of sewage a day in Tijuana. The $84-million project will be built with private funds. Before construction, the U.S.

The California National Guard, in the latest of a series of drug-interdiction efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, has launched a $1.2-million project to improve the unpaved roads north of the international boundary in San Diego. The project is expected to help the U.S. Border Patrol stem the flow of illicit drugs into the United States. Border Patrol officials acknowledge that agents also will use the roads to stem illegal immigration, the patrol's primary responsibility.

San Diego County supervisors on Tuesday approved a three-point package of proposals designed to lead to a permanent solution to the problems caused by sewage spilling over the border from Mexico. By approving the package, put forth by Public Health Services Director Donald Ramras, the board did the following: - Reaffirmed its support for securing federal money for the construction of a sewage collection and treatment plant for the border area.

It is a place where culture and commerce thrive, fed by the throngs passing between the U.S. and Mexico. The international boundary between San Diego and Tijuana is the world's busiest border crossing. It is an artery for cross-border commuters from both nations--about 113,000 people enter the United States legally here each day--and a scene of constant movement. It is also a bustling marketplace.

A Carlsbad company will receive an $8.8-million federal contract to design a sewage treatment plant in San Diego that will handle waste from Tijuana, it was announced Tuesday. The multimillion-dollar contract was awarded by the International Boundary and Water Commission to Malcolm Pirnie, a 50-year-old company with experience in similar border region treatment plants.