SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego Water Quality Board has approved a project to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, aiming to address the ongoing border sewage crisis affecting local beaches.

The expansion will allow the plant to treat an additional 10 million gallons of wastewater per day, significantly reducing the amount of untreated sewage reaching the coast. This initiative is part of a series of fast-tracked projects designed to reopen beaches in Imperial Beach, which have faced closures due to high bacteria levels since 2021.

For decades, the South County coastline has been plagued by pollution from the Tijuana River and estuary, impacting air and odor quality in the region. The International Boundary and Water Commission, in collaboration with the

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