Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said Tuesday he will visit the California-Mexican border and address issues related to “disgusting Mexican sewage” flowing through the United States.
Zeldin evaluates toxic waste and sewage runoff from the Tijuana River that led to beach closures in San Diego County.
“I will visit the California-Mexico border in the coming weeks, where disgusting Mexican sewage is damaging our precious environment in the United States,” Zeldin wrote to X.
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The drainage of sewage holling from the Tijuana River has prompted authorities to call for solutions to resolve the issue. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
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The issue of untreated sewage flowing from Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego beaches caused sewage trapping from Tijuana to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant earlier this year, exacerbating the Hollister Wastewater Pump Station, which permeated the river, with about 30,000 gallons.
EPA’s Chief Friezeldin plans to visit San Diego County over concerns that Mexican officials are not doing enough to address the sewage of the Tijuana River, polluting beaches on the US side of the border. (Getty Images)
San Diego County manager Jim Desmond, who has raised the issue in the past, said he is looking forward to Zeldin’s visit.
In a post in X last month, Desmond called it “one of the biggest environmental and public health crises.”
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“This isn’t just a nuisance. It’s dangerous. Our Navy seal trains trains just north of this toxic mess,” writes Desmond. “Local families are exposed to contaminated water. Tourism is suffering. And California continues to see other ways. Many politicians make promises, but nothing is delivered.
He said Mexico was unable to resolve the issue and the US was not accountable to the Mexican government.
The cars line up at the San Isidro intersection and travel to San Diego, USA on April 4, 2019 from Tijuana, Mexico. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit parts of Calexico’s border fence on Friday while on a tour to California. (Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images)
In 2018, broken sewage pipes in Mexico caused millions of gallons of sewage to flow into the Tijuana River and ultimately into the Pacific Ocean. The beach, about 12 miles from the northern border, had to be closed at that time.
Jamie Joseph of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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