Coronado’s shoreline closed over Memorial Day weekend as wastewater from the ongoing pushed bacteria into coastal waters.

The city’s southern beaches – the Silver Strand Shoreline and Coronado Beach at Avenida Lunar – closed May 23, with the northernmost stretch of Coronado Beach closing on April 24. The Silver Strand shoreline closed on May 18.

Every day, millions of gallons of untreated sewage from Tijuana are spilled into the Pacific Ocean, which has caused decades of contamination, beach closures, and health concerns.

Last summer, Imperial Beach hit , and Coronado’s beaches were also closed for much of the season. Although Imperial Beach did ultimately , it has been closed again since Jan. 18.

Scientists have warned of health concerns due to bacteria levels and in the , and for man

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