SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has issued a water contact closure for the ocean shoreline at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park due to ocean currents moving north into the United States and ocean water samples exceeding state health standards.  The water contact closure area includes all […]

SAN DIEGO–The Department of Environmental Health has lifted the water contact closure for the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park shorelines.  The lift includes the beach-line from the International Border to the south end of Seacoast Drive. Water quality testing conducted by the Department of Environmental Health has confirmed that recent […]

IMPERIAL BEACH–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge shoreline north to include all of Imperial Beach.  Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary. Recent seawater samples indicate high levels of bacteria in Imperial […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has issued a water contact closure for the ocean shoreline at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park due to sewage-contaminated flows from the Tijuana River entering the United States. The water contact closure area includes all beaches from the south end of […]

SAN DIEGO–The eastbound lanes of State Route 905 (SR-905) will close Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. between Caliente Avenue and La Media Road for new technology testing. Detour signs will direct motorists to the Caliente Avenue off-ramp, turn left at the traffic signal and continue north on Caliente Avenue, turn right at Otay […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge shoreline north to include all of Imperial Beach. Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary as a result of recent rainfall and observations indicate contamination […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has lifted the water contact closure for the Imperial Beach shoreline. This includes beaches from the south end of Seacoast Drive through Carnation Avenue (including Camp Surf) in Imperial Beach. Recent water quality testing confirms that Tijuana River flows are no longer impacting these beaches. The […]

SAN YSIDRO–The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) have opened two additional lanes of the southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) freeway, part of a newly constructed roadway as part of Phase 3 of the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry modernization and expansion project. With the opening of these new lanes, there will now be a total […]