SAN DIEGO—Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday joined San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas to discuss the ongoing Tijuana River Valley pollution crisis.
The governor attended a briefing that also included an update on the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, a facility which has been blamed partially by county leaders for the sewage outflow at the border.
“Pollution in the Tijuana River Valley is the number one environmental health crisis impacting our region, and Governor Newsom coming to San Diego for today’s briefing shows his steadfast commitment to our communities,” Vargas said in a statement. “I have said time and again that the only way we will solve this crisis is by working together. Our collaboration with Governor Newsom, as well as our federal partners, is critically important….