On Saturday the San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) issued a beach management action for the coast of Coronado between the Silver Strand Shoreline and Avenida Lunar. In their report, the DEHQ states that there has already been a water contact closure for the Tijuana S lough and Imperial Beach shoreline since Wednesday, April 9. This is due to the announcement made by the International Boundary and Water Commission that Mexico would release up to five million gallons per day of untreated sewage into the Tijuana River for up to five days. The wastewater discharge is a result of the need to repair a critical junction box part of the International Collector Project, according to the International Boundary Water Commission. The DEHQ advises beachgoers to avoid the water in these areas as they may cause illness. They say that the areas will remain closed until sampling and environmental conditions confirm that they are safe for water contact. You can check out water contact closures and advisories on the DEHQ’s Beach and Bay Water Quality Program website. Earlier this week the director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that he will personally inspect the sewage crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border within the next two weeks. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less