CORONADO, Calif. — There is a new push to clean up the cross-border sewage pollution, as Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and others submit a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The petition is in partnership with Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, National City Councilmember Marcus Bush and Mayor Ron Morrison and Chair of the Air Pollution Control District Jack Shu. This is in an effort to pursue a Superfund designation from the EPA.
Nearly 500 residents impacted by the Tijuana Sewage crisis also signed the petition, which allowed them to share their stories.
Superfund is a 1980 law that the EPA uses to clean up hazardous waste sites in the United States.
Tuesday, October 22, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue legal action against corporations the plaintiffs claim are responsible for the Tijuana River Valley sewage pollution crisis.
Supervisors voted on the measure, proposed by Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas, after hearing a staff presentation on county efforts to help residents affected by pollution.