San Diego, CA
New cross-border treaty needed to fix sewage nightmare
Bureaucratic foot-dragging on the federal level by both Mexico and the United States is directly to blame for the continuing profound flowing of pollution into the Tijuana River. Excuses abound with the U.S. Congress underfunding adequate sewage and trash mitigation. The EPA denies the use of the Superfund to clean the river. Mexico pleads a population explosion in Tijuana as the reason for the severe backlog of intended infrastructure projects. The people of Baja California and California would both benefit equally from clean water, sewage treatment and garbage collection.
The Tijuana River region has a severe infection and now requires an ICU level of immediate medical care. A new cross-border treaty is needed.
— John H. Borja, Chula Vista