The United States and Mexico on Thursday reached an agreement aimed at finding a permanent solution to a decades-long sewage crisis, in which Mexican sewage has flowed into the Tijuana River and across the U.

The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin. Untreated wastewater continually affects residents living along the river,

The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps to clean up the longstanding problem of Tijuana River sewage pouring across the border​ and polluting California beaches,