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WiLDCOAST applauds the decision by the International Boundary and Water
Commission to cancel the Bajagua Project and to upgrade the existing sewage
treatment plant in San Ysidro. The commission argued that this would improve
the San Ysidro sewage plant’s treatment levels, which currently fail to meet
federal Clean Water Act standards.

“This action, is a an affirmation of good government and the need to resolve
the border sewage crisis in a cost effective manner. We are happy that the
voice of thousands of border residents were heard over the millions of
dollars spent by Bajagua on lobbying and campaign contributions,” said Serge
Dedina, Executive Director of WiLDCOAST. “We are grateful to the IBWC for
making this important decision and are thankful to Senator Feinstein for
stepp ing up as a clean water champion and fighting for clean beaches and
clean water on the U.S.-Mexico border.”

In a letter to the IBWC Commisioner, WiLDCOAST, Heal the Bay, Natural
Resources Defense Council, the Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, Southwest
Wetlands Interpretative Association (SWIA), California Coastal Protection
Network, Grupo de los Cien Internacional, Coronado Surfing Association,
Tijuana River Citizens’ Council, and the Border Power Plant Working Group
commended the decision as “a critical step towards implementing the
comprehensive clean water plan we need at the San Diego-Tijuana border.”

“For a decade, we’ve had the IWTP discharging off our beaches against Clean
Water Act standards. We cannot afford to waste more time. What we need today
is action. It is time to upgrade the International Wastewater Treatment
Plant” said Paloma Aguirre,Presid ent of the Tijuana River Citizens Council