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San Diego supervisors forward emergency declaration and health surveys on Tijuana River pollution to state and federal agencies
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to send county health and community surveys and economic analyses on transboundary sewage pollution from the Tijuana River to state and federal agencies, following public testimony about health and quality-of-life impacts in South Bay communities.
Supervisor Geary led the Board of Supervisors in expanding a local emergency proclamation on transboundary sewage pollution from the Tijuana River, asking staff to forward county survey results and academic reports to state and federal officials.
Geary said the county’s Assessment of Chemical Exposures (ACE) survey of nearly 2,100 respondents found widespread new or worsening physical symptoms and that a CASPER household survey likewise showed strong community concern about air and water quality. "Sixty-four percent reported at least one new or worsening physical health symptom," Supervisor Geary said during the discussion, and he urged the board to include ACE and CASPER summaries in materials sent to higher levels of government.
The motion directed staff to forward a summary of the ACE results and a full report, a…
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