The California Coastal Commission has urged President Joe Biden to accelerate projects aimed at improving the aging federal wastewater treatment plant at the U.S.-Mexico border, which has caused uncontrolled discharge of raw sewage and pollutants.
The binational agency that operates the aging federal wastewater treatment plant at the U.S.-Mexico border said declaring the sewage crisis an emergency to expedite the facility’s expansion may no longer be effective. But the California Coastal Commission said Wednesday that all steps are needed to remedy the uncontrolled discharge of raw sewage and other pollutants as soon as possible.
Commissioners approved sending President Joe Biden a letter urging him to do whatever it takes to accelerate projects aimed at improving the plant, which has allowed Tijuana sewage to foul South County shorelines. They also asked that he suspend regulations preventing the Department of State’s International Boundary and Water Commission, which manages the plant, from receiving money from non-federal entities. “We believe these steps are necessary due to the rapidly accelerating scope and severity of the pollution crisis as well as the slow pace of IBWC’s response,” read their lette
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