Residents of South Bay, San Diego, are facing severe health problems and environmental devastation due to repeated sewage discharges from the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. A lawsuit has been filed against Veolia Water West Operating Services and Veolia Water North America-West, alleging mismanagement of the treatment plant and harmful environmental impact.
San Diego has a reputation worldwide as a wonderful, inviting paradise with beautiful beaches ideal for swimming, surfing and boating. Unfortunately, beachgoers and residents of South Bay encounter a different reality that includes repeated undesirable exposure to raw sewage, toxic chemicals and environmental devastation.
Consequently, residents of Imperial Beach and South Bay now face significant health problems, property devaluation and an environmental nightmare that could have been avoided if not for the mismanagement of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Ysidro. The untreated sewage discharge into the Tijuana River, the estuary and the Pacific Ocean exposes the South Bay community to highly toxic contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide, DDT and benzidine, the latter of which is known to cause cancer. More thanFrantz Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of residents throughout the South Bay, to abate what we believe to be the mismanagement and environmental harm caused by the operators of the treatment plant, that include Veolia Water West Operating Services and Veolia Water North America-West. The consequences of what we see as Veolia’s misconduct are staggering and the air quality has significantly worsened because of aerosolized sewage. Moreover, the community’s water supply has been contaminated, and there have been beach closures for hundreds of days. Families cannot safely enjoy the once beautiful beaches due to the significant health risks. It is unconscionable that South Bay residents have had to endure severe dizziness, headaches and gastrointestinal illness as well as other health problems caused by the prolonged daily exposure to the raw sewage and toxic chemicals. The air pollution has gotten so bad that some South Bay schools prohibit young students from playing outdoors because of the high toxicity of the pollutants
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