CA SR57

Requests Governor Newsom explore all available state resources to address the sewage crisis affecting the Tijuana River Valley, the Tijuana River Estuary, and surrounding residents.

Calls on Governor Newsom to investigate the emergency in the Tijuana River Valley caused by ongoing sewage discharge and transboundary pollution flows from Mexico.

Requests Governor Newsom support the San Diego congressional delegation's July 3, 2019 request to the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) for immediate action on the crisis.

Documents that the Tijuana River has experienced more than 30 years of substantial discharges of trash, sediment, and wastewater, including a 143 million gallon raw sewage spill in February 2017 and at least 6 million additional gallons in June 2019.

Notes the Tijuana River Estuary is designated as a Wetland of International Importance under the UN Ramsar Convention and that the City of San Diego has maintained a state of emergency declaration since 1993 due to health impacts from raw sewage discharge.