Federal, state, and local officials toured the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant to assess ongoing efforts to address sewage flows from the Tijuana River.
Members of San Diego’s congressional delegation were joined by other federal, state and local officials in touring the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant as new federal money is allotted to address cross-border sewage contamination. KPBS reporter John Carroll reports on progress in solving a years-long crisis.
They were joined by other federal and state officials, including Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma.AdvertisementPeters said a big reason why the problem is so hard to solve is because of years of neglect. That has changed in a big way over the last few years. Peters pointed out that over the past 18-months, $31 million has been spent on maintenance and repairs to bring the plant into compliance with its clean water permit.The treatment plant, and the area around it are in Representative Vargas’ district. Vargas said the problem has gotten so bad this summer because sewage flows — tens of millions of gallons a day — continue to pour into the Tijuana River.
Aguirre repeated her call for President Biden and Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency here, to help speed things along.
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