Tijuana, Thirsty for Water Amid Colorado River Crisis, Turns to Oceanside

Pipes break repeatedly in Tijuana, and its main water source — the Colorado River — is drying up.

The city’s water supply crisis is pushing its leaders to consider recycling sewage for drinking, especially as residents face the possibility of water rationing this summer. To learn from a city already in the water reuse business, Mexican officials toured Oceanside’s Pure Water facility on Tuesday.