The location is known as EcoParque, and the experiment involves taking treated wastewater that is normally discharged into the ocean, and re-using it to irrigate and transform an otherwise arid slope into a verdant park and small wildlife preserve, complete with lush hiking trails and magnificent views of downtown Tijuana.
Not only has the hillside been transformed, but the surrounding neighborhood, with 1,200 households now connected to the EcoParque collection system—as opposed to dumping toxic waste down their drains. Bedar has created a lively and educational view of this alternative sewage treatment facility and its impact, based on interviews with EcoPaque workers, neighbors, visitors, and residents of Tijuana. A portrait of a facility that is not only efficient, but educational and naturally lovely, thanks to reclaimed water. The DVD has the 33-minute film separated into 12 chapters.
"Best Documentary"-Imperial Beach International Film Festival