International Boundary and Wastewater Commission officials will present their investigation into sewage spills that fouled coastal waters off San Diego in January and February at a public meeting in Imperial Beach Thursday.
Mexican officials say more than 200 million gallons of sewage were unaccounted for during those rainy months. One single spill in February put millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Tijuana River.
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IBWC spokeswoman Lori Kuczmanski says there Is still a lot of work to be done.
"We're just trying to work toward solutions and it's going to take some time, it's really going to take some time. So, we understand people are upset but we are working on binational projects and like I said it's just going to take time," Kuczmanski said.
U.S. officials said communication with Mexico has improved and that the country is buying new equipment to improve how they handle sewage on their side of the border.
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"The work group has developed a set of recommendations, some of which have already been implemented. So that is progress and we continue to work on binational projects with Mexico on this situation," she said.
But Kuczmanski concedes that there is more work to be done.
The public meeting is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. at the Tijuana Estuary Meeting Room, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach.
