The San Diego region has secured $300 million in federal funding for a new U.S. facility to capture Tijuana sewage spills before they foul shorelines in the South Bay region of southwestern San Diego County, elected leaders said Friday. Since then, San Diego leaders have rallied around building a roughly $400-million facility north of the border to intercept and treat the pollution. “This is a shining example of what we can do when we work together.”Other elected officials at Friday’s news conference included San Diego Democratic Reps. Susan Davis, Juan Vargas and Scott Peters, as well as San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox. Mexico has long operated pumps on the Tijuana River and capture basins in canyons along the border to divert flows before they hit San Diego County beaches. Smith writes for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 02, 2020 18:56 UTC