Cleaning-up Mexican Sewage Mexico won't

Back in the late 90s a facility was constructed in San Ysidro just on this side of the border to the tune of $239 million dollars to treat the 25 million gallons of sewage a day that flowed into the Pacific Ocean from the Tijuana River… which flows through Tijuana, Mexico.

The U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission which operates the plant will need $100 million dollars to affect upgrades to the plant as the commission is being sued by California regulators and other environmental groups for not meeting federal and state water-quality laws.

Let the gravity of that sink in for a moment….

At end of article here there are 9 answers to 10 questions based on interviews and other reporting. Actually there are only 9 questions but the only question that needed to be asked begs so we figured we’d ask it in rhetorical fashion anyways.

(from the uncredentialed section of the press conference… “What responsibilities, financially and environmentally is the Mexican government assuming with respect to this plant and the intolerable condition of the Tijuana River, respectively? Thank you.”)