Expansion of South Bay Sewage Plant Being Fast-Tracked to Address Water, Air Quality Concerns

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Expansion of South Bay sewage plant being fast-tracked to address water, air quality concerns

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) have announced the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant will be fast-tracked to be completed in just over 3 months. The work is in an effort to reduce polluted river flows and aims to address air and water quality impacts in southern San Diego County. Tijuana River the se…

EPA fast-tracking South Bay wastewater treatment plant expansion

An expansion to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant could be just 100 days away, according to an announcement by two federal agencies Tuesday. The long-awaited expansion to the intermittently working plant was jointly announced Tuesday by the United States International Boundary and Water Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency. Initial plans to expand the plant from processing 25 to 35 million gallons of water per …