San Diego appoints Pollution Crisis Chief to tackle Tijuana River sewage emergency
With Imperial Beach closures stretching into a third consecutive year, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved a new executive-level position aimed at speeding up and unifying the County’s response to the ongoing Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis. Supervisors voted Tuesday to establish a County Pollution Crisis Chief, a role designed to serve as the central point of coordination for sewage-related response efforts. County leaders say the position will bring urgency, accountability and clearer leadership during the ongoing state of emergency impacting South Bay communities.
Other U.S.-Mexico water news:
- Times of San Diego: County unanimously approves more Tijuana River Valley pollution fixes
- San Diego Union Tribune: San Diego County approves $8.75M to combat Tijuana River pollution crisis
- ABC10 (San Diego): South Bay sewage discussed in new proposals to tackle crisis
- KPBS (San Diego): Supervisors propose immediate fix at Tijuana River pollution hot spot
- The Conversation: Blog: Mexico and US look for new deal in long-running battle over 80-year old water treaty
