Imperial Beach

The city’s growth has far outpaced the existing sewage treatment plants, and inadequate and broken facilities spew waste into the river, polluting the water and air in Imperial Beach and other communities near the border.

Zeldin toured the South Bay plant, where he met with Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and other officials.

The Tijuana River flows 120 miles, starting in Baja California and crossing into Southern California, then reaching the Pacific Ocean in Imperial Beach.

Imperial Beach’s shorelines and Coronado’s Silver Strand shoreline remain closed because of bacteria levels, and San Diego Bay to Point Loma was closed Wednesday morning shortly after a Navy jet crashed nearby.

Another of the vehicles was taken from Naval Base Coronado in San Diego County in 2022 and later found behind a Home Depot in Imperial Beach.