The California State Assembly denied a hearing for Senate Bill 10, a bill that would use toll road revenues to help combat the Tijuana River pollution crisis.  The bill, SB 10, would use funds from tolls collected at the proposed East Otay Mesa toll facility to address water and air pollution. Additionally, the funds would help offset the financial obligations of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. … SB 10 was introduced in December and passed the Senate floor on June 3, with a vote of 29-10. It then moved to the Assembly, where it failed to gain momentum. … While SB 10 was denied its hearing, the Tijuana River pollution crisis is also being fought on the federal level. Bicameral legislation was introduced just last week that would place the Environmental Protection Agency in charge of mitigation efforts in hopes of streamlining the process.

Other Tijuana River sewage news:

• Imperial Valley Press Online (El Centro, Calif.): State Assembly denies hearing on Senator Padilla’s legislation to protect Tijuana River Watershed
• Times of San Diego: Opinion: The three solutions to the Cali-Baja wastewater Crisis