Lawsuit: County Spent $26.8M on Air Purifiers that Won't Relieve Noxious Tijuana River Pollution

Lawsuit: County spent $26.8M on air purifiers that won't relieve noxious Tijuana River pollution

The county bought thousands of air purifiers for $26.8 million. A competing bidder says they won't relieve noxious Tijuana River pollution.

San Diego Air War: $26.8 Million Tijuana River Purifier Deal Heads To Court

An air-purifier maker is asking a judge to blow up San Diego County’s $26.8 million deal for tens of thousands of machines meant to tame the stench from the Tijuana River. Medify Air argues the chosen units cannot actually scrub out hydrogen sulfide and other sewer gases that have sickened South Bay neighborhoods, and says the county botched the way it bought them. The fight turns one of the county's most visible stopgap fixes into a courtroom s…