San Diego County Votes to Continue Emergency on Border Pollution, Sewage

Published on September 12, 2024

SAN DIEGO—The county Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to continue a local emergency declaration due to pollution and sewage flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border, but not without first hearing from residents who pressed for more action. The board first approved an emergency proclamation in June 2023 in response to U.S.-Mexico transboundary pollution. “We’re doing everything possible as a public health care agency to protect the wellness and safety of our residents,” board Chairwoman Nora Vargas said during the board’s meeting Wednesday. Dr. Ankita Kadakia, interim county public health officer, said her office has asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department of Public Health to investigate the impacts of cross-border pollution. Kadakia said the county immediately deployed its hazardous response team in response to reports hydrogen cyanide in the air....

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