Sewage-fouled runoff from the Tijuana River has prompted authorities call for a solution to fix the issue. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the EPA.
The issue of untreated sewage flowing from Tijuana, Mexico, into San Diego's beaches was exacerbated earlier this year, when, in January, the Hollister Wastewater Pump Station, which transfers sewage from Tijuana to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, malfunctioned and spilled approximately 30,000 gallons of sewage into the river.
U.S. Navy SEAL candidates participate in "surf immersion" during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, Calif., on May 4, 2020. (MC1 Anthony Walker/U.S. Navy via AP, File))
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"This isn’t just a nuisance — it’s a danger. Our Navy SEALs train just north of this toxic mess," Desmond wrote. "Local families are exposed to contaminated water. Tourism suffers. And, yet, the State of California continues to look the other way. Many politicians have made promises — but delivered nothing. That ends now."
He said Mexico has failed to fix the problem and the U.S. has failed to hold the Mexican government accountable.
Cars line up at the San Ysidro crossing port to cross from Tijuana in Mexico to San Diego in the US on April 4, 2019. - US President Donald Trump's is expected to visit a section of the border fence in Calexico during his tour to California on Friday. (GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)
In 2018, a broken sewage pipe in Mexico resulted in millions of gallons of sewage spilling into the Tijuana River, and eventually, the Pacific Ocean. Around 12 miles of beach from the border northward had to be closed at the time.
Fox News Digital's Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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