Tijuana River Trash Boom proving its worth after recent rain storms
The recent rainstorms are putting the Tijuana River Trash Boom Project to the test, and so far, it’s proving its worth. The trash boom was installed about a year and a half ago to stop waste from spreading through the Tijuana River Valley and into the Pacific Ocean. The barriers, stretching roughly 700 feet across the beginning of the Tijuana River Valley, are designed to catch debris flowing from Tijuana before it reaches the ocean. Oscar Romo, the director of the project, told CBS 8 that during last year’s rain season, the system collected about 500 tons of trash. Now, just two months into this rain season, the boom has already trapped nearly that same amount.
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