Can a billion dollar plan stop Tijuana River sewage pollution at the border?

San Diego County supervisors are pursuing a plan to build a new treatment plant to capture and clean raw sewage from the Tijuana River before it reaches local communities. As CalMatters tells it, the project could cost between seven hundred million and one billion dollars, potentially funded by bonds backed by a proposed half-cent county sales tax. The river has caused decades of health issues, including asthma and stomach illnesses, and has frequently forced beach closures in areas like Imperial Beach and Coronado. Local officials say the move allows the county to set its own timeline for a permanent solution rather than waiting on federal or international action.

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