A new trash boom system is intercepting trash, plastics, tires and other debris flowing from Mexico into San Diego’s Tijuana River Valley, part of a state-funded pilot project to address longstanding pollution along the border. The 450-foot-long boom was installed in mid-November. And on Tuesday, federal, state and local officials gathered along the U.S. side of the Tijuana River canal to mark the next phase of the project, the capture of objects that clog untreated water entering a treatment plant, officials said. … The project, which will run for two years, was financed with $4.7 million from the State Water Resources Control Board and is overseen by the nonprofit Rural Community Assistance Corporation, officials said.

Other Tijuana River and sewage articles:

• Fox 5 KUSI News: Imperial Beach mayor heads to Washington to push for action on Tijuana sewage crisis
• Times of San Diego/City News Service: New project, funding aim to tackle ongoing border sewage pollution crisis
• NBC 7 San Diego: Funding bill includes $250M to fix and expand South Bay wastewater treatment plant
• San Diego Union-Tribune: Opinion: Cleaning up the Tijuana River requires binational cooperation
• Gov. Gavin Newsom news release: California joins federal and community partners to launch pilot project to help clean up Tijuana River
• Rep. Scott Peters news release: Rep. Peters secures more federal emergency spending to tackle cross-border sewage pollution