Beach life in Tijuana and Imperial Beach under the shadow of a sewage crisis
The two communities divided by the U.S.-Mexico border have long been connected by the same environmental crisis plaguing their shared Pacific Ocean
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The two communities divided by the U.S.-Mexico border have long been connected by the same environmental crisis plaguing their shared Pacific Ocean
The Tijuana Slough was a proving ground of sorts for big wave surfers. Pollution from the Tijuana River ruined that. Surfrider wants to make it surfable again.
“You know, that’s where they come for their summer fun. That’s where they come to swim in the water and they can’t do any of that now,” Laura Wilkinson Sinton with StopTheSewage.Org said.
Doctors have reported surges of gastrointestinal illness when intense storms like this week’s atmospheric rivers overwhelm wastewater treatment plants and flood communities with raw sewage.
Urgent and decisive action from our state and federal administrations is needed for the sake of all San Diego County residents