No B.S. Border Sewage Network

The San Diego Reader and Union Tribune recently published their take on the Border Sewage Issues in Imperial Beach

May 8th, 2012

Sewage Spill Fouls Imperial Beach Waters with no public Notification It took local Surfers and activists from Surfrider and Wildcoast to get Federal and County officials to finally notify the public about a sewage spill from the South Bay… more »

Pump Station in Tijuana Repaired

May 3rd, 2012

We just received word that the pump station in Mexico that has been diverting treated wastewater into the Tijuana River has been fixed.  Below is the latest from the IBWC. “At 1500 hrs on 5/2/12, Mexico resumed operation… more »

Improving Communication on Border Sewage Issue

April 27th, 2012

The Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter Chair, Sarah Adams, and Communications Coordinator, Tommy Hough, wrote an opt/ed piece for the Union Tribune on April 27th, 2012. This article discusses the communication issues related to water quality along the… more »

County Officials Lag on Imperial Beach Closure

April 12th, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/11/2012 Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter http://sandiego.surfrider.org Contact: Mark West Phone: (619) 307-9247 Email: marc_west@mac.com County Officials Lag on Imperial Beach Closure Following Sewage Spill San Diego, California – As the rain fell last night… more »

No BS at Point Loma Nazarene

April 11th, 2012

No Border Sewage Campaign Manager, Dan Murphy, spoke at Point Loma Nazarene University on Wednesday, April 11th 2012.  Dan was accompanied by Dr. Jeff Crooks, Research Coordinator at Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.  Dan and Jeff gave… more »

Learn About Cross-Border Pollution at our September Chapter Meeting

September 19th, 2011

Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday, September 21st from 7-9pm at Forum Hall in UTC.  This month’s guest speaker is Oscar Romo who will be talking about the progress in Mexico and the Tijuana River Valley in addressing… more »

WANTED: Volunteers for a Major Cleanup of the Tijuana River Valley!

July 26th, 2011

On Saturday, August 13th the Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter will be hosting a cleanup of the Tijuana River Valley from 9am-12pm.  Our volunteers will be working with the Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association, Oceanforce, WiLDCOAST,  Suzie’s Farm, Wild… more »

No BS team

Event Planners Wanted!

July 22nd, 2011

We are in full force with the planning of a major cleanup in the Tijuana River Valley on Aug 13th. Shirts and other cleanup planning is currently taking place. We really need help with some other things like… more »

Lawn Patrol in Imperial Beach

July 13th, 2011

Come one…come all! Lawn Patrols are a great way to learn about what makes an Ocean Friendly Garden ocean friendly, the impacts of the choices we make in our gardens on the health of our local environment, and… more »

City of Imperial Beach Councilmembers, Stakeholder Group Meet with CESPT Director, Tour Tijuana’s Wastewater Treatment Plants

June 20th, 2011

On June 14th, 2011 the Director of the State Public Services Commission of Tijuana (CESPT) hosted a tour for San Diego clean water stakeholders to discuss water quality issues in the border region. City of Imperial Beach councilmembers… more »