State officials meet to discuss sewage crisis. Residents want solutions. ‘Don’t talk about it; help us.’
… [Last] week, California state officials held a series of public meetings across the county to discuss public health responsiveness, wastewater infrastructure and U.S.-Mexico relations related to the [Tijuana River sewage] crisis. … Meetings ranged from Thursday’s State Senate Environmental Quality Committee hearing in La Jolla, chaired by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, to a three-day California Coastal Commission meeting in Imperial Beach from Wednesday to Friday. … Officials repeatedly discussed the so-called “hot spot” on Saturn Boulevard, where raw sewage and industrial waste flowing from four concrete culverts create a toxic waterfall that aerosolizes pollutants.
Other Tijuana River news:
- San Diego Union-Tribune: South Bay households to receive more air purifiers as sewage crisis persists
- EHS Leaders: EPA fast-tracks Tijuana River sewage construction projects
