Well water contaminated with sewage from Mexico, border rancher says
As a storm passes through the San Diego-Tijuana region, Ruben Cervantes says the non-stop flow of sewage-tainted water coming from south of the border is contaminating wells used by ranchers like him in the Tijuana River Valley. … On rainy days, the International Wastewater Treatment Plant is often overwhelmed by the effluent coming in from Tijuana, and as way to prevent damage to its pumps and other infrastructure, it gets shut down. The polluted water is simply released. … Cervantes says the foam seeps into the ground tainting aquifers and wells in the Valley.
Other Tijuana River news:
- BorderReport: How Mexico plans stop waste from crossing border
- San Diego Red: Tijuana and U.S. consulate collaborate to improve water quality
