A new break in a Mexican sewer line has sent raw sewage to South Bay communities, taking a toll on residents who live by the Tijuana River and Imperial Beach in what locals call an ongoing “sewage saga.” Officials with the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission say they were working on improvements at the Hollister and Goats pump station when a sewage line broke in Mexico, sending 120,000 gallons of sewage through two layers of berms and vacuum trucks all the way to Monument Road. The line broke because of recent rain. … The U.S. and Mexico have agreed to what they call permanent solutions, including a $600 million expansion of the South Bay Treatment Plant.

Other U.S.-Mexico sewage news:

• San Diego Union-Tribune: California officials to hold series of meetings on Tijuana River sewage crisis 
• Inside Climate News: The big bet to fix the Rio Grande sewage problem