Health

A map showing the southern coast of San Diego County and the beaches that could be polluted by raw sewage flows from the Tijuana region. Undated photo

Courtesy: UC San Diego

Oceanographers create 5-day forecast for beach pollution

Thomas Fudge

Beaches on San Diego’s south coast have been closed countless times by sewage discharge in the Tijuana River Valley. Now there’s a way to predict when water pollution will be a problem.

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