In a shocking pollution crisis, California’s Tijuana River Valley is in turmoil, flooded with toxic sewage from Mexico, leading state legislators to call for President Donald Trump’s intervention.
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The pollution catastrophe endangers health and tourism, yet cries for a national emergency declaration rest unheard.
As leftist leadership remains inert, California lawmakers turn to President Donald Trump for decisive action.
California’s state lawmakers implore President Trump to declare a state of emergency over the Tijuana River Valley’s worsening sewage pollution crisis, a problem seeping into U.S. lands from Mexico.
This contamination poses a severe threat to public health and the environment, as highlighted by the Assembly Joint Resolution 16, which now awaits a full assembly vote.
The call emphasizes the dire need for federal intervention to halt the persistent toxic spills and protect American communities.
The legislation has found broad support within California’s Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, advancing steadily towards implementation.
The resolution aims to secure funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s infrastructure plans, which focus on preventing beach closures and supporting sewage treatment facilities, especially critical in afflicted areas like Imperial Beach.
Imperial Beach, notorious for water contamination, now suffers economically from shuttered beaches.
Despite visiting Washington D.C. numerous times, local leaders lament the Biden administration’s laxity in addressing this environmental crisis.
Meanwhile, Imperial Beach has borne the brunt of pollution since 2017, compelling its leaders to issue a local emergency declaration.
“This is not just a water issue. Study upon study have found that it is a public health emergency, which demands a national response. We are calling on President Donald J. Trump and Congress to act with the urgency and scale that this disaster demands,” said Assemblymember David Alvarez, cited by The Latin Times.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent tour of a wastewater treatment plant did not culminate in a state-level emergency declaration, deepening the crisis for border communities.
The continuous influx of sewage, documented at over 200 billion gallons since 2018, ravages the wellbeing and environment of places like Imperial Beach and southern San Diego.
The escalating industrial waste, spilling through the New River via Calexico, amplifies the public health challenges faced daily by communities.
Health studies have exposed the pollution’s dire consequences, linking air quality degradation to bacteria from these unwelcome flows.
Residents in these affected zones fear becoming “sacrifice zones” due to unchecked, cross-border pollution.
Mexico has dumped 100 billion gallons of untreated sewage & industrial waste into the Tijuana Estuary & the Pacific Ocean via the Tijuana River over the last five years
As a result, just inhaling the air on SoCal beaches is comparable to working at a wastewater treatment plant https://t.co/2tEymtRQIT pic.twitter.com/UhdMNjJdaB
— skepticalifornia (@skepticaliblog) June 27, 2025
The full California Assembly’s upcoming vote on AJR 16 may soon force the federal government to heed their cries for help.
Declaring this environmental catastrophe a national emergency is not just crucial, but vital to restoring public health and environmental stability.
A determined plea for Trump’s executive influence underscores the urgency to liberate these Californian communities from an escalating sewage nightmare.
