Imperial Beach City Council holds special workshop dedicated to sewage crisis
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) – The Imperial Beach City Council held a special workshop Wednesday evening dedicated to the sewage crisis. There were a number of topics covered including everything from infrastructure progress to health studies being conducted. The topic that seemed to resonate with the local residents the most was the health risks that come with exposure to the sewage. “My husband has had E. Coli last January. It took two antibiotics. He is sick today, we started coughing three days ago, my dogs have diarrhea,” Cheryl Quinones detailed . Residents sounded off during public comment on the issue that has long plagued the South Bay and beyond. “We can’t open our windows most days of the year because of the pollution. We are worried about the public health impacts of our community living in basically raw sewage,” said Tom Csanadi, a retired pediatrician. Representatives from the International Boundary and Water Commission as well as the EPA were at the meeting to give updates on projects and funding from both the US and Mexico. “One hundred percent of the pollution impacting Imperial Beach, Coronado, the