It’s been more than 550 days since the ocean water at Imperial Beach has been safe for swimmers and surfers.
“It’s quite concerning for us as far as our quality of life, our public health, and also our economy,” Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre said.
San Diego County Supervisors are calling on the Mexican government to do their part and replace the Punta Bandera Sewage Treatment Plant with a new one. In 2022, the South Bay region received $300 million in federal funding to begin an expansion project to solve the cross-border pollution problem. Now that half of the federal money is going towards repairing the existing plant, Aguirre said it may be years before the expansion of the plant happens.
The expansion of the plant will not eliminate the beach closures in the South Bay, according to Aguirre, but it will significantly reduce them.
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