South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion will help minimize cross-border sewage

Several federal officials and California congressional members gathered in San Diego to announce the long-awaited expansion and rehabilitation of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant near the U.S.- Mexico border to help minimize the cross-border sewage that has caused an environmental health crisis for people living and visiting near the border.

This project plans to use $400 million in federal funding that the San Diego Congressional delegation secured to double the facility's capacity and with the updates made in Mexico, hope to prevent up to 90% of untreated wastewater from reaching the coast.

The commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Dr. Maria-Elena Griner was joined by U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) among others for the announcement that work will begin on the plant this year.

According to a release by the USIBWC, the project will start this year and include setting up a bypass system for the headworks and grit facilities to perform an in-depth structural assessment of existing concrete structures and will be followed with concrete repairs in 2025.

[AmyCAx]

Why are we paying for Mexico’s poop water? An “international collaborative effort involving Mexican officials they didn’t really have in the past” . I say for every time we have to close our beaches we close the boarder. It’s our taxpayer money paying for Mexico to dump sewage into the ocean. Give Mexico the bill.
This is a major health crisis. Where are the environmentalists here? They are too focused on EV cars and CARB to see this elephant in the room.