Port of San Diego Commissioner Rafael Castellanos with the latest on Tijuana River sewage

February 12, 2020

Dan Plante,

Posted: February 12, 2020

Updated: 8:16 AM

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A powerful new political voice is stepping up to try and stop Mexican sewage from pouring into San Diego.

Port of San Diego Commissioner Rafael Castellanos spoke to KUSI’s Dan Plante about the sewage crisis in the Tijuana River Valley.

Currently, millions of gallons of raw sewage is pouring into the ocean and could keep flowing all summer long.

Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina said “this could be the worst round of pollution we have ever seen coming at us. In 2017, we had 250 million gallons spilled, now we have 50 million gallons, a minimum of 50 million gallons every single day.”

Thanx @RafaSanDiego for leading on this crisis- I challenge the media in MX and the U.S. to do some real reporting on the recent collapse of TJ’s wastewater system and why @cilamexico and the IBWC are ignoring this situation. Where else would such a severe crisis be ignored. https://t.co/54LgYTKguF

— Serge Dedina (@Serge4IBMayor) February 13, 2020