Imperial Beach officials say shoreline hit by Tijuana sewage without warning, residents fall ill
Officials in Imperial Beach said Wednesday that sewage flowing up the coast from Tijuana fouled miles of shoreline over the weekend, severely sickening surfers and other beach goers.
Mayor Serge Dedina, who also fell ill, said he received no advanced notice from officials in Mexico about the pollution.
“We’re doing everything we can to build our relationship with Mexico, but if they’re going to be continually dumping sewage on us and making our council members and our community sick, it’s hard to continue that positive, proactive approach,” he said Wednesday at a news conference.
The Comision Estatal de Servicios Publicos de Tijuana, or CESPT, a state agency that operates the city’s sewer and water delivery system, did not respond to a request for comment.
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