Biden Allocates $310 Million for Border Sewage Cleanup at Tijuana River

Tijuana River Estuary, near Goat Canyon, littered with debris, including plastic bottles, containers, toys and discarded trash. Courtesy of Kyle Lishok/Surfrider Foundation

SAN DIEGO—Local and state elected officials Oct. 26 continued to thank President Biden and others for $310 million to expand wastewater treatment in the South Bay as part of an ongoing effort to tackle cross-border pollution in the Tijuana River Valley.

The funding is part of an emergency supplemental funding request.