On clear mornings at Imperial Beach, the waves roll in seemingly pristine, a postcard image of Southern California surf culture. But beneath the surface, an unseen hazard lurks: millions of gallons of sewage-laced water from the Tijuana River, routinely fouling the shoreline and sickening residents on both sides of the border. Decades of international agreements, emergency repairs and political promises have failed to fully stem the toxic flow. Now, a former local surfer who grew up riding these waves is leveraging a new platform in elected office, pressing U.S. and Mexican authorities to confront a pollution crisis that has closed beaches for months at a time and raised alarms about public health, tourism and environmental justice across the San Diego coast.
Tijuana River sewage…
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Author : Isabella Rossi
Publish date : 2026-01-01 22:11:00
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