Sen. Alex Padilla announced a bill that would give the Environmental Protection Agency the role of coordinating with federal, state, local, and Tribal leaders to maintain the health of the watershed.
Sen. Alex Padilla announces a congressional response to the Tijuana River pollution crisis in San Diego on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
"It should be an outrage to all of us that in 2024, raw sewage and toxic waste is shutting down public beaches, polluting the air, and threatening the health of our families and readiness of our military and border personnel," Padilla said.
Late last month, elected leaders applauded the IBWC's announcement that it has awarded the contract for a project to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant — one of several culprits for wastewater and sewage spillage into the Tijuana River Valley. In March, the San Diego Congressional delegation secured more than $156 million in funding toward critical repairs to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The scattershot approach makes it more difficult to organize aid and projects, which is what the leaders proposing the bill hope to avoid in the future.
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