San Diego ( Border Report )- The International Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Tijuana River Valley has been inoperable and in need of renovation for decades. It is unable to handle discharge that contains treated sewage and germs.
The International Boundary and Water Commission, which has been looking for funding, has been looking for new ways to improve the service.
The Valley’s effluent prevention initiatives have received about$ 300 million from the U.S. Mexico-Canada trade deal, and Congress has recently allocated another$ 131 million.
The IBWC claims that the federal government is currently providing an additional$ 156 million, the majority of which will be used to fund the wastewater treatment plant repairs.
” We usually get about$ 53 million for development for the entire border”, said Maria Elena Giner, IBWC’s director. San Diego is top of mind because we are breaking federal law and breaking our water quality grants.
Due to the tree’s inability to handle the sewage coming from Mexico, it must discharge contaminated water into the Tijuana River Valley, an waste that flows all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
The Clean Water Act, which regulates the release of substances into American waters, has been found to be violating this process.
According to Giner,” a national service operated by the federal government certainly needs to be fixed right away.”
A specialist will be chosen to carry out the work, according to an IBWC spokesperson, and the plant’s refurbishing might started later this summer.
