… Cross-border sewage pollution has plagued Imperial Beach, Coronado and other parts of South San Diego for decades, and worsened in recent years. As Tijuana’s population grew and wastewater plants on both sides of the border failed, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage poured into the ocean. That has sickened swimmers and surfers, and led to near continual beach restrictions for the past three years. Imperial Beach residents describe waking up to headaches, asthma and rashes after exposure to the water, or airborne pollutants from the Tijuana River. Schools invoke “rainy day schedules” when pollution levels spike. Struggling to breathe, sleep and swim, many residents of the largely working class, majority Latino community think their environmental burdens are overlooked. 

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