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4 V3 The Star-News, Thursday, November 24, otith Bay officials stiiidy sewage plaint proposal I v. i I StIM City, Nestor and the developing Otay Mesa. There is local concern over development slated for the Otay Mesa, particularly on the Mexican side of the border, as Vance 1 LSI" f.M GRAVITY I INTERCEPTC DAIRY MART ROAD JOINT IX Iyl (SlfTf NO. IIS A J- i tional border. The plant would handle the growth of Tijuana and the South Bay just shortly past the turn of the century.

It allows for 30 million gallon per day capacity for the local area and some 100 million gallons per day capacity for Tijuana. A combination of primary treatment, reclamation and aquaculture are called for. The plan includes an ocean outfall line heading straight west from Monument Road extending almost five miles out to sea. About 185 million gallons per day could "be accommodated through the pipeline. Futhermore, the proposal calls for an interceptor system to offset sewage spills from Tijuana into Goat Canyon, Smuggler's Gulch, Canon del Sol and Stewart's Drain, all areas often contaminated because of juana's inadequate plumbing.

O'Leary recommends fast-Vrack funding from the U.S. Congress to abate the immediate problem. Even so, the plant would By Barbara Barnhill Stuff Writer' "Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else. F.M. Cornford On the release of the O'Leary report, a $729.4 million proposal to solve the San DiegoTijuana sewage problem, South Bay officials are attempting- a unified stand of their own before it becomes time to do something else.

Representatives of theTijuana River Valley, the Otay Mesa-Nestor Community Planning Group, the cities of Imperial Beach and Coronado will meet Friday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. to reach agreement on whether to support, modify or reject the proposed sewer project. The meeting will be held at Imperial Beach City Hall. Following intensive research over the pait four months, O'Leary submitted his repprt last EXISTINO 'STATION (TIJUANA) plant is at Dairy Mart and Monument roads Diego City Council.

Discussion of the report has yet to be placed on the council's agenda. The city had contracted the study to Lowry Associates, a San Diego consulting firm, with O'Leary as project engineer. Calling the report "sensitive to locaj residents," O'Leary recommends a $729.4 million (in 1987 dollars) facility located on 196 acres at the intersection of Monument and Dairy Mart roads west of San Ysidro near the interna RECLAIMED WATER PIPELINE TO ME V. XICO ja. potable water to the people.

What that probably means to us is more sewage," said Hunter's spokesman in EI Cajon, Jay Wilkinson. Yet O'Leary states that Mexico is keenly interested in reclamation, which is provided for in the proposal. On funding, Wilkinson said, The congressman feels the the unding, but the question is to what extent. A portion of the project is strictly for San Diego's own use. That has to be taken into account.

But there is agreement the project should get started right away," he said. "We can't afford to wait." Besides handling growth from the cities of San Diego and Tijuana, the sewer system also accommodate cities of Imperial Beach, San Ysidro, Palm acted as a dike across the river mouth last week has been swept away. John Melbourn of the county health department said recent rains and water cascading over-the top of Barrett Dam have raised the level of the river and that water samples in the ocean and river have been fluctuating between, "OK and bad." "It depends on the tide," he said. Melbourn said that if the ocean I Wjnitc, a local spokesman, cx- 1 Blaihed. Residents are qeustiort- nig I tguiawuii ui mtAiw planned industrial development which is to coincide with the advent of the Otay International Center.

"I understand Mexico is planning hundreds of companies on the other side. Some of them are companies run Out of the because they couldnT meet federal standards on pollution. When you think about industrial wastes, yoir're talking about heavy metals, toxics. Those would all flow down the river on us. It's a question that has to be addressed," White said.

South Bay residents had advocated a site for the plant at Spring Canyon in the rugged area east of San Ysidro, but O'Leary said that site would add $153 million to construction costs. He writes, "Since aesthetic objec tions to location ot a treatment Jiiana River Valley can readily be mitigated at the Dairy Mart Road location, it is believed that $153 million is a substantial amount of money to weigh very heavily in choice of plant location, particularly when mitigation of community concerns appears quite possible." currents running north Im penal Beach may be quarantined again. The full beach was quarantined for a month this summer. The southern section has been off-limits to swimmers since March. Baumli said Mexican engineers arc working on repairing the broken line and hope to have it fixed within two more weeks.

He said the new line will not be useful until a new pump station is completed next year. REWARD lb. dog eyes and Mopcan sewage jffllMrsA when only 55 percent of Tijuana's population is connected to a sewage collection system? It seems it would still flow through the Tia Juana River." O'Leary and local residents generally agree that Mexicans are equally distressed over the sewage situation and pin hopes on the LLSState Department and U.S. Gavin. A spokesman for Congressman Duncan Hunter said that Gavin is trying to incorporate the proposal as an addendum to the border-environmental treaty signed by Presidents Ronald Reagan and Roberto de la Madrid in August.

"The treaty has not been ratified yet. We hope to see that happen soon. But we know that Mexico's number one priority is getting py with the change. He raises livestock and said that although there has not yet been any noticeable affect on his cattle and other animals, "the smell is bad enough." Smart said the river of sewage runs across the property he leases, into Border. Field State Park and then into the Tijuana Estuary before going into the ocean.

Imperial Beach Mayor Brian Bilbray said the sandbar that ROBBERY Victor M. Elzy, 300 block of knife and unknown hard object to smash window on vehicle and cut victim; $60. Donna Snoop, 500 block of 5ih knife, purse; $20. Yum Yum Donuts, SOOblock of Telegraph Canyon $40. Josephina Inocente, '500 block of knife; purse, $10; money, $10.

By Ellen B. Holzman Surf Writer Untreated sewage from a broken Mexican pipeline is still pouring across the border, but thus far the ocean at Imperial Beach has not been quarantined. Over a week ago a sewage line just south of the bordertroke while Mexican engineers were preparing to complete a new pipeline. -i Two to three million gallons a -LAND OUTFALL (19,200 FEET 120" OIA.) A A i it Wh. FORCE MAIM Proposed sewage treatment is an international treaty.

Ybarra said the EPA's International Activities "Office, under Fitzhugh Green, is also examining the report and gearing up for involvement. Few contacted locally have yet had the opportunity to read the fwn-vnltime rpnnrl which is ahniif metropolitan area reuow rages. two questions are asked: What about Mexico? What about funding? O'Leary states in his report: "Without cooperation from the government of Mexico, im: plementation of the project will be futile, at least as far as "processing of wastewater from Tijuana is concerned." One local resident who asked not to-be named questioned, "What good will a sewer plant do said that although the line is still under repair the sewage outfall has been routed farther west through Goat Canyon, a less inhabited area. Eddye Martin said her property is still a "big lake of sewage," but that the effluent has stopped flowing onto her property near Monument Instead it is flowing through property leased by Boyce Herman Smart in Goat Canyon. Smart, predictably is not hap Trousdafe; 1971 green Datsun.

Leon T. Browning, 800 block of trailer, --ftJ-oesph Wrrw Zillner, 600 block of Telegraph Canyon 1972 gray Yamaha R-5. Yvonne Mildred Weeks, 4000 block of Bonita white 1961 Corvair station wagon. David Charles Collins, 400 block of Oaklawn maroon 1966 Chevrolet Impala Joan Lee King, 1500 block of Mendocino; yellow 1970 Ford van. Hoffman Auto Sales, 300 block of brown 1978 Corvette.

David block of-Oaklawn; maroon 1979 Yamaha 750 cc motorcycle. Maier Galanti, 600 block of Broadway; black 1979 Chevrolet Z-28. Martha Villela, 500 block -of white 1972 Ford Pinto Rolando Orozco, 600 block of Broadway; silver 1979 BMW. PETTY THEFT Long's Drugs, 800 blkk of 3rd; razors, floss, toothbrush, lock! arrested was Julio Rio Sosa. J.C.

Penny's, 500 block of Broadway; blouse, $26; arrested was Mary A. Diaz. J.C. Penny's, 500 block of Broadway; ski $39; arrested was Marta Fisherman Supply, 90 block of Broadwayr fishing pole, was TimpthyMichacI Ramirez. ENJOY SPECIALS Bikid Spithittr FoHucini Alfredo Hostaccioli Al Forno CHULA VISTA PLANT i Police blotter LOST D0G-250 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY opened; fishing poles, $140.

Roberto C. Bedoy, 500 block Joe E. Chambles, 600 block of Flower screen removed of Myra cooler, $15; beer, -from window: icweiTyr-srrralri2r For th return a 15 aprlcot-balgt significant additions would be required after the year 2007. In addition to local acceptance, the proposal must also warrant approval from a host of agencies, top among them the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. State Department and embassies.

Robert Ybarra, secretary of the U.S. sector of the International Boundary and Water Commission, said it is inappropriate for his office to comment on the report since the vehicle for action day of raw effluent spilled across the border at Smugglers Gulch, contaminating a local farm and running into the Tia Juana River, The farm owned by Jim and Eddye-' Martin became, a "septic tank," but the sewage in the river was blocked from getting to the ocean by a sandbar across the This week George Baumli, principgngineer with the International -Boundary Commission in EI 'Paso, Texas, Barbara Jean Jones, 300 block of 2nd window forced; jewelry, hunting knife; value undetermined. Paul W. Sutton, 100 block of El Capitan; power tools, $100. COMMERCIAL BURGLARY Logan Auto, 400 block of W.

Bay; forced entry; no loss. First United Methodist Church, 700 block of 3rd window and door opened; cash, crackers, $1. "Sears, 500 block of 5th Ave.r broken window; loss undetermined. VEHICLE BURGLARY Joel Graham, 600 block of car stereo, speakers, $150. Lennis L.

Balliett, 200" block of Palomar tool to open locked vent; purse, credit cards, $5. Janette M. Houran, 700 block of Otay Lakes window frame bent and convertible top cut; tarp, $130; stereo, $200; car. top, $500; wing window, $100. Barry Brownlee, 200 block of Ash unknown tool to force entry; power tools, $250; mechanic's tools, $700.

Annette Dutton Pegram, 70 block of Sandlewood; broken window; speakers $30. STOLEN VEHICLES John Neibcrt, 300 block of 4L 2 Dinner for Ftntilyofl fa. urge mza toppings 'Siof your choice Large Platter ol Spaghetti tear Club In Chuli -z. ntr -ii I jtiiiit i M-l How would you like to be THIN FOR CHRISTMAS? with brown not 10-27 narkina lot r.T Vista. CALL weiqht problem, Last Price Do it OUR TWO 50 THAT'S RIGHT FOR A LIMITED Start the Diet 1Q pounds thinner now and WEEK PROGRAM IS OFF! Vi OFF TIME Center Program now, and be 7 to amount of money; loss undetermined.

John Lloyd Durso, 700 block of Getchen screen removed from open window; two rifles, $400; live watch $50. Anthony Car! Gonzales, 1400 block of Hilltop; forced front door open; no loss determined. Rose Marie Murphy, 800 block of Madison; forced entry; no loss determined. State of California, 600 block fD. stereo; $119.

KennthMelGriffis, 100 block of I coins, stereo, $100; lawn mower, $80; weight bench $50. Leon Cletus Wagner, 1300 block of Hilltop; patio door Hit hul.i Star-News VKId (FuMlutlon mmbT, UBPI 1IIM60) VOL. It, NO. Official Nwippr, City ot Chuli Vltl 131 Third Chill VIM, Cillfornlt 12011 Phot 427-M00 PuWIhd Thurtdty and Sunday by Th Sltr-Nawa FubllaWrtj Co, ClaatlllMl Phone 4274600 Mambw ol Audit Buraau of Circulation PUBLISHER RICHARD J. TRENT Johnnl Lou Roaat Exacutiv Editor Tarry Davidaon, Nawa Editor JaK NahHI, Sport Editor Sandy Pa aqua, Family Saclon Editor Rogar C.

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