Border 2020 Falcon Task Force

One of the three task forces of the Four-State Regional Workgroup in the binational Border 2020 Program is the Falcon Task Force, which includes Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. This task force currently has five subject-specific committees.

Recent and Upcoming Local Special Events

◊ Workshop on Abatement of Fats, Oils, and Grease April 25, 2013

◊ Calendar of Events and Meetings

Other News of Interest

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◊ EPA publishes guide for e-waste management in northeast Mexico (in English and Spanish) prepared by Mexican university

The Falcon Task Force is one of three sub-regional groups in the Four-State Regional Workgroup in the U.S.-Mexico Border 2020 Environmental Program (successor to Border 2012), which is a partnership among the U.S. EPA, Mexico’s SEMARNAT (the counterpart to EPA), the ten border states in the two countries, and U .S. border tribes. The Falcon Task Force covers Webb and Zapata Counties in Texas, the Municipio of Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas, and the Municipios of Anáhuac and Sabinas Hidalgo in Nuevo León.

Falcon Task Force Co-Leaders


*Texas*

The Honorable Raul G. Salinas Mayor of Laredo, Texas *Mexico*		The Honorable Joe Rathmell County Judge, Zapata County, Texas

C.P. Benjamín Galván Gómez Presidente Municipal, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas		Lic. Raúl Mario Mireles Garza Presidente Municipal, Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León

Committees of the Falcon Task Force

The Task Force has five subject-specific committees. Each committee has at least one U.S. co-facilitator and Mexican co-facilitator.

Committee	U.S. Co-Facilitator(s)	Mexican Co-Facilitator
Water Committee	José Garza, Frank Tejeda Center Tomas Rodriguez, Laredo Water Utilities	Ing. David Negrete Arroyo, International Boundary and Water Commission, Mexico Section
Waste Committee	John Porter, Environmental Services Dept., City of Laredo	Temporarily vacant
Environmental Education	Ivan Santoyo, Environmental Services Dept., City of Laredo	Temporarily vacant
Environmental Health	Dr. Hector González, Health Dept., City of Laredo	Dr. Jaime Gutierrez, Municipio of Nuevo Laredo
Emergency Preparedness	Steve Landin, Laredo Fire Dept.	Prof. José Maria Ibarra Robles, Municipio of Sabinas Hidalgo Juan Ernesto Rivera, Protección Civil, Municipio of Nuevo Laredo

The Falcon Task Force committees have met periodically, established their priorities related to the goals and objectives of the Border 2020 Program (successor to Border 2012), and developed projects to address those priorities.

The Falcon Task Force's Accomplishments Report for 2010-2011 highlights the major accomplishments of activities implemented from October 2010 through September 2011.

Check the Four-State Calendar for any upcoming meetings of the task force or its committees.

Other Information about the Border Region

La Paz Agreement (1983 Framework Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico on Environmental Topics)
Binational Population Data in Sister Cities along the Rio Grande
Border Energy web site
Border Tire Network

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