Port officials said over 100 billion gallons of pollutants have flowed into the Tijuana River Valley.
A steady flow of sewage from Tijuana enters the Tijuana River Valley on the US side of the border on Jan 20, 2020.
"Clean water and clean air are basic quality of life expectations and are needed now in our South Bay," Frank Urtasun, chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners, said in a statement Wednesday."After many years of deteriorating conditions, we are now seeing some steps in the right direction. Recently, we learned of $156 million in critical annual funding secured by Congressman Scott Peters for the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The flow"is causing serious public health issues from polluted waters and airborne toxins, ongoing beach closures in Imperial Beach and Coronado, and negative impacts on the South Bay economy. Contaminated flows are directed through treatment plants under the jurisdictions of the U.S. and Mexico federal governments. However, these facilities have failing and aging infrastructure," port officials said.
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