10 Million Gallon Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Completed in Record Time, Years Ahead of Schedule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) announced a significant breakthrough today in addressing the long-standing Tijuana River sewage crisis. An expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP) in San Diego, originally projected to take two years, was completed in just 100 days.

This rapid expansion adds 10 million gallons per day (mgd) of treatment capacity to the facility, increasing its total from 25 mgd to 35 mgd. This 40% increase is a key component of the Trump Administration’s strategy to provide a permanent solution to the decades-old problem of cross-border sewage flow that

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