rooster59 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Cause of Mexican sewage spill fouling U.S. beaches under investigation By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A massive sewage spill from Mexico's Tijuana River that polluted miles of coastland in Southern California and northern Mexico has prompted an investigation, with U.S. officials calling it deliberate and Mexican authorities saying it was an accident caused by heavy rain. The pollution closed beaches and kept surfers and swimmers out of the ocean, drawing outrage from residents of the cross-border region. Tensions are running high between Mexico and the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to build a border wall, deport millions of Mexicans in the United States illegally and tax Mexican imports. U.S. officials, including Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina, believe the spill was deliberate to cut corners during repair work on a sewer pipeline in Mexico but not politically motivated. "It was intentional," Dedina said by phone from the California city near the Mexican border. "The big picture is we need to work to support Mexico's effort to improve the sewage infrastructure system in Tijuana so this doesn't happen again." A spokeswoman at the Tijuana State Public Service Commission said the spill was an accident that resulted from heavy rains collapsing a sewage interceptor in the city, adding that they notified the International Boundary and Water Commission, a joint U.S.-Mexico agency. The commission, which is leading the investigation, was notified on Feb. 23 but U.S. officials believe the spill started at least two weeks earlier and dumped roughly 143 million gallons (541 million liters) of sewage into the Pacific Ocean, said Lori Kuczmanski, a spokeswoman for the U.S. section of the commission. Contact with raw sewage can cause serious infections and illnesses such as diarrhea. The sewage spill polluted 20 miles (32 km) of coastland from the areas of Rosarito in Mexico to Coronado in California, Dedina said. U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas and Scott Peters, who represent the San Diego area, on Wednesday submitted a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State and the director of the Environmental Protection Agency asking for federal actions to prevent any similar occurrence. -- © Copyright Reuters 2017-03-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 This has been going on for decades, in particular during heavy rain. http://waterindustry.org/Water-Facts/tijuana.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 "It was intentional," Dedina said by phone from the California city near the Mexican border. "The big picture is we need to work to support Mexico's effort to improve the sewage infrastructure system in Tijuana so this doesn't happen again." To sell this to Trump, they would have to package the proposal as a way to stop the inflow of Mexican exports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 51 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said: "It was intentional," Dedina said by phone from the California city near the Mexican border. "The big picture is we need to work to support Mexico's effort to improve the sewage infrastructure system in Tijuana so this doesn't happen again." To sell this to Trump, they would have to package the proposal as a way to stop the inflow of Mexican exports. Maybe not stopping exports but stopping their turds from polluting the beaches? But Donald might just want to charge them for sorting their plumbing and sewerage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 6 hours ago, ilostmypassword said: "It was intentional," Dedina said by phone from the California city near the Mexican border. "The big picture is we need to work to support Mexico's effort to improve the sewage infrastructure system in Tijuana so this doesn't happen again." To sell this to Trump, they would have to package the proposal as a way to stop the inflow of Mexican exports. 5 hours ago, Baerboxer said: Maybe not stopping exports but stopping their turds from polluting the beaches? But Donald might just want to charge them for sorting their plumbing and sewerage! Clearly it's dangerous to make sewage jokes. But I am not deterred. Anyway, I have pretty good evidence that Trump resents foreign pollution. He believes America can manufacture its own. You see, it turns out that in his proposed budget he has cut 97% of the funding to control pollution in the Great Lakes. This is how Trump rewards the voters in Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin? Or maybe they were just unavoidable collateral damage in carefully targeted strikes on Minnesota and Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4546543 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 On closer examination, the sewerage was found to be 500 illegals washed up on the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, spiderorchid said: On closer examination, the sewerage was found to be 500 illegals washed up on the beach I recall that Playboy used to pay its readers for jokes. Maybe there's some neo-nazi magazine that will pay you for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4546543 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 32 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said: I recall that Playboy used to pay its readers for jokes. Maybe there's some neo-nazi magazine that will pay you for this one. They were making a dummy run for when the Great Wall of the US is built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4546543 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 34 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said: I recall that Playboy used to pay its readers for jokes. Maybe there's some neo-nazi magazine that will pay you for this one. Everyone you disagree with is a neo nazi to you. Pathetic. ilostmypassword should read ilostmypassport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 16 minutes ago, spiderorchid said: Everyone you disagree with is a neo nazi to you. Pathetic. ilostmypassword should read ilostmypassport You mean Mexicans would find that joke funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4546543 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said: You mean Mexicans would find that joke funny? Did I mention nationalities? Don't be holier than thou. I have also read some of your posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 1 minute ago, spiderorchid said: Did I mention nationalities? Don't be holier than thou. I have also read some of your posts Once again here is the title of the article. Cause of Mexican sewage spill fouling U.S. beaches under investigation And once again, here is your joke: On closer examination, the sewerage was found to be 500 illegals washed up on the beach Or, was it not a joke, but meant seriously? I guess that would be an improvement since then your comment would have been based on cluelessness not bigotry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiken Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 9 hours ago, ilostmypassword said: Clearly it's dangerous to make sewage jokes. But I am not deterred. Anyway, I have pretty good evidence that Trump resents foreign pollution. He believes America can manufacture its own. You see, it turns out that in his proposed budget he has cut 97% of the funding to control pollution in the Great Lakes. This is how Trump rewards the voters in Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin? Or maybe they were just unavoidable collateral damage in carefully targeted strikes on Minnesota and Illinois. I believe Trump will extend his wall out to sea to stop these Poo namis. After all he said He will not take anymore crap from Mexico. Another failure. But on a serious note i agree helping them improve their treatment system would be a smarter preventer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Kiwiken said: I believe Trump will extend his wall out to sea to stop these Poo namis. After all he said He will not take anymore crap from Mexico. Another failure. But on a serious note i agree helping them improve their treatment system would be a smarter preventer The fence already goes out into the sea. But easily to swim around. I've ridden horses in the area where the river comes out. This was back in the mid 80's. It was a big problem back then and would hit the front page of the SD Tribune quite often. https://www.kcet.org/redefine/the-rundown-on-water-pollution-in-the-tijuana-river-valley Quote "It's all part of the same system," said Magdalena Cerda, an environmental activist and director for the Environmental Health Coalition's Border Justice campaign. "It's all connected. The maquiladoras, the factories, work on two principles: lower salaries and fewer environmental regulations. There's no multinational obligation to pay fines in Mexico." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Kiwiken said: I believe Trump will extend his wall out to sea to stop these Poo namis. After all he said He will not take anymore crap from Mexico. Another failure. But on a serious note i agree helping them improve their treatment system would be a smarter preventer The US did that quite some time ago, and continues to on a daily basis. http://southbaycompass.com/tijuana-sewage-explained/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaman Al Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 17 hours ago, spiderorchid said: On closer examination, the sewerage was found to be 500 illegals washed up on the beach disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 This only proves that pollution does not respect borders and does not require visas. Free trade is not fair trade if the trading sides play under different rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 hour ago, sirineou said: This only proves that pollution does not respect borders and does not require visas. Free trade is not fair trade if the trading sides play under different rules. Actually, the new head of the EPA disagrees with you. When he was AG in Oklahoma, his default stance was that polllution should be regulated state by state. Because, you know, pollution does respect borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Imperial Beach has ALWAYS been the most polluted beach in Cali. DUH. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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