Opinion: Mexico’s effort will be key in reducing sewage spills; U.S. can’t do it alone
Big projects aimed at stemming the toxic sewage flowing from Tijuana into Imperial Beach and the surrounding region are on the horizon and that’s a welcome development. But any such improvements come with a nagging question based on historical experience: How long will this fix last? Cross-border pollution has been a problem for the better part of a century and has defied past efforts to solve it. It’s not that previous actions didn’t help. Some did, and they greatly diminished the health and environmental threat — and reduced beach closures.
-Written by Michael Smolens, a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune.