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Rep. Peters Seeks Update on Mexico’s Efforts To End Sewage Flow From Tijuana

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

Rep. Scott Peters has called on Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila to provide updates on the status of projects in Mexico to reduce wastewater pollution, including the construction of a new sewage treatment facility in Tijuana. Mexico has pledged to spend $144 million in 2022 to build sanitation infrastructure to stop the sewage outflow that frequently forces beaches to close in San Diego County.

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County Lifts Water Contamination Closure in Imperial Beach, Along Silver Strand

/in , /by /Times of San Diego

The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality has lifted the water contact closure and advisory for the Imperial Beach and Silver Strand shorelines.

Recent water quality testing confirms that cross-boundary sewage flows are no longer impacting these beaches, which remain open. Recent closures also have extended into Coronado, at beaches near the Hotel del Coronado.

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