Elected leaders from across San Diego will sign coordinated resolutions calling on the federal governments of the U.S. and Mexico to support a fix for the pollution that routinely flows across the border.
The EPA has outlined more than $200 million in potential projects, including increasing the capacity of Mexico’s sewage system and beefing up the water-capture equipment in the Tijuana River. All U.S.-funded projects south of the border require matched funding from Mexico of at least 50%.
Officials in San Diego have in recent months coalesced around a group of preferred upgrades, which largely center on the construction of a new water-capture system on the U.S. side of the border. The main apparatus would be able divert up to 160 million gallons a day, reducing cross-border spills by about 95%. The price tag for the project is about $400 million.
“This joint resolution illustrates the unanimous support from local and state leaders to solve the ongoing cross border pollution crisis,” Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina said in a statement. “We are not looking to support any half fixes to this issue. We all agree and endorse a proposed list of specific pollution control projects that are necessary for the Tijuana River and through this joint resolution we are now asking the U.S. EPA to move these projects forward.
The pollution largely consists of raw sewage from leaky pipes and homes not connected to the wastewater system, although it has also been shown to include toxic chemicals, probably from unpermitted businesses along the border and illegal dumping. Multiple cities in the San Diego region, as well as the state of California, have filed Clean Water Act lawsuits against the federal government to force action on the issue.
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