San Diego County predicts south swells will likely carry sewage plumes from a crumbling wastewater plant in Baja into South Bay San Diego over the holiday
Public health officials are predicting ocean currents heading north, known as south swells, could carry plumes of raw sewage spewing out of a defunct wastewater plant in Baja California as far north as Coronado over the holiday weekend.
“There might be sewage impacts, but we don’t know that for sure,” said Elise Rothschild, former director of the county’s Department of Environment Health and Quality, who is now working with the agency on a contract basis. “We want to let the public know that a south swell could lead to potential impacts so they can make their own decision.”
The new approach comes after San Diego County rolled out a DNA-based ocean quality test in early May. Leaders in Imperial Beach and Coronado were shocked to see theirCoronado Mayor Richard Bailey pushed back on the closures earlier this year, questioning whether public health was actually at risk. The county’s new discretionary approach to beach closures was cold comfort for the public official, who fears his city’s tourism industry could suffer over the typically busy Fourth of July weekend.
“I’ve haven’t had time to talk to the lifeguards about this to make sure what it really means,” he said. “As usual, the county didn’t communicate with the city about this.”
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