Remember Brian Bilbray?
Posted on 04/12/2025 5:42:27 AM PDT by george76
San Diego officials say Mexico is continuing to release millions of gallons per day of raw sewage into the city’s waters despite its promises to end the flow that has sickened Navy SEALs and San Diego residents.
“Mexico just dumped 6 million gallons of sewage into the Tijuana River—after promising they wouldn’t,” said San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond on X. “We are at the mercy of a foreign government that continues to pollute our waters—while we get stuck with the consequences.”
Desmond also said Navy SEAL training is often being shifted farther north in San Diego from Coronado, where the training typically takes place, due to the high volume of waterborne illness caused by fecal and bacterial contamination.
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“Navy SEALs are now being transported from Coronado to Oceanside for training—because too many have gotten sick from Mexico’s sewage,” said Desmond.
On Thursday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he will visit the area and that Mexico had promised to activate a facility that will help reduce leakage from issues with the U.S.-funded sewage treatment plant in Mexico.
“Mexico is stating that their pump station Cila will be activated to fully capture leakage headed to the U.S. tomorrow,” said Zeldin. “Mexico has further communicated that they are working to complete their international collector repair by this weekend.”
The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant treats 25 million gallons per day of wastewater but faces 30 million gallons per day of inflows, with the excess entering San Diego waters.
Mexico contributed $16.8 million toward the project’s initial construction costs and pays $2 million toward annual operation and maintenance costs, while the U.S. paid $239.4 million toward initial construction costs.
Congress approved $300 million in funding to expand and repair the project in 2021 and an additional $250 million in 2024—still well short of the $900 million required to repair and expand the facility.
Research from UC San Diego found that 34,000 people swimming at San Diego’s Imperial Beach next to the border get sick each year from norovirus—one of many illnesses that can be contracted from exposure to the contaminated water.
A report from the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Defense found that the Mexican sewage contamination exceeded state safety levels in over 75% of tested samples.
The report said 39% of recent Navy special forces cases of acute gastrointestinal illness were tied to exposure to waters contaminated beyond state safety standards.
With 75% of Naval Special Warfare water training sessions deemed too difficult to cancel or relocate, the Office of the Inspector General recommended that training be relocated, rescheduled or canceled when bacteria levels exceed state health standards.
Not good for so many people living, visiting (Hotel del Coronado, North Island beach), to the north, on up to near the entrance to San Diego Bay.
“I love it!”—Frank Drebin
“We are at the mercy of a foreign government...” Uh, don’t let Donald Trump hear you say that. Especially with regard to Mexico.
Remember Brian Bilbray?
Continuing that practice basically constitutes biological warfare. I would see no problem in sending in the U.S. military to take control of the Tijuana area.
Nothing but the best from our friends in Meheeko.
Just south of Coronado is Imperial Beach. The housing is relatively cheap but the place perpetually smells like an overflowing septic tank.
Everything about Mexico is “sickening”
By “raw sewage from Mexico” they are referring to all the border crossers, right?
We were in Acapulco in 1973 and there was sewage in the ditches along the streets and soldiers were riding in jeeps along the beach...fully armed with AK-47s.
And it could be argued that Mexico is targeting our military personnel. (Seals)
A rational military response is warranted.
The border should be closed on days the bacteria reaches a certain level.
That threshold level can start reasonably high but decrease over a certain period to allow Mexico to rapidly improve their sewage system.
The Clinton administration stopped San Diego from funding Tiajuana to improve their sewage treatment on the grounds that the improved treatment would have adverse effects on the bacteria that had grown accustomed to the untreated sewage.
Dam the river at the border, let it back up and find a different outlet to the sea.
Problem solved.
I believe this is the end of the Colorado river. Dam it in the US and divert the water to the farms in central valley. Mexico is violating the water treaty from the 1940’s.
Nowhere close to the mouth of the Colorado, which is completely dry most of the time in any case.
They are not “your waters” bozo until they cross the border. So, sue. Can’t you make up some imaginary smelt that the UN can swoop in to protect?
Was their promise in writing? Was it in an enforceable treaty? No? WEll, then you F@#$ed up as a politico.
Betcha also believed the prostitute across the border about being of legal age, too.
https://www.librarything.com/nseries/13625/The-Yearbook-of-Agriculture
The yearbooks of agriculture use to have good information. I can remember one from the early 1900 with good information on how to built pit privies.
Maybe we can pay for comic books that show this instead of how to become a transgender.
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