US EditionUS beaches remain closed despite new sewage plant going online in Tijuana
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Phil Mickelson Weighs In On The Mexican Sewage Overtaking His Hometown Of San Diego
Phil Mickelson began his Wednesday not by talking trash, but talking about trash, and sewage that is overrunning his hometown of San Diego courtesy of our friends south of the border.Mexico pumping millions and millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the waters of Southern California is not a new phenomenon. The New York Times has reported that the problem dates back at least a century, but as the population in Tijuana specifically has grow…
US beaches remain closed despite new sewage plant going online in Tijuana
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- After nearly eight months of delays, malfunctions and redesigns, the San Antonio de los Buenos Wastewater Treatment Plant partially came online recently and has begun treating raw sewage that comes from the city of Tijuana. The facility, built near the coast about 6 miles south of the border, is still not operating at full capacity. Mexican officials say they are still conducting tests and going through the certifica…
This Southern California Beach Has the Highest Bacteria Rates in the State—and It's One of the Dirtiest in the U.S.
Imperial Beach has struggled with sewage run-off from the Tijuana River for years.Dimitrios Spanos/Getty Images Imperial Beach in San Diego.Key PointsOcean-focused environmental nonprofit the Surfrider Foundation recently released its annual Clean Water Report.It found that Imperial Beach, near San Diego, had the highest bacteria rate in California.A large part of the problem stems from an overflow of sewage from a treatment plant in Mexico.Cali…
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