South Bay Sewage Plant Expansion to 50 Million Gallons a Day Completes
DELAYED3 years late69% CONFIDENCEThe Coronado News[1][3] (21 Apr 2026) quotes IBWC[4][6] environmental management chief Gilbert Anaya to the San Diego Water Board on 8 April: "Fifty million gallons of secondary treatment right now is targeted for what’s in our contract, which is 2030"; a year-only target is taken as its last day.
The $600 million rehabilitation doubles the border plant’s original 25 million gallons a day to 50, with a 75 million gallon peak, but IBWC now targets 2030 rather than the end of 2027.
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