CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Residents in South Bay know the effects of San Diego’s cross-border sewage crisis well. The beaches are closed to swimming and the smell of sewage wafts over the neighborhoods, forcing many to shut their windows amid the record-high temperatures that are scorching Southern California this week.
But a new warning from health officials is out as the heat is worsening the smell of sewage across San Diego’s South Bay region.
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Millions of gallons of raw sewage flows across the border from Mexico into the U.S. everyday , and residents in Bonita, Chula Vista, Otay Mesa, Imperial Beach, Lincoln Acres, and National City are being impacted by the health crisis that stems from it and has been ongoing for years.
On Sunday, the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District said inspectors have found the heat is magnifying the sewage smell in the Tijuana River Valley and in surrounding communities.