Recently, two critical policy committees passed Senate Bills 10 and 594, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 10 would expressly authorize funds from the new toll road to be used for water treatment, environmental mitigation, and restoration of the Tijuana River Valley, and SB 594 would give communities across the state with existing environmental pollution burdens the opportunity to voice their concerns in a publicly noticed hearing when a new landfill development is proposed, as is the case in the River Valley. … SB 10 passed the Senate Transportation Committee last week by a vote of 11 to 3, and SB 594 passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee today by a vote of 5 to 0. Both bills now head to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Other Tijuana River Valley news:

• San Diego Union-Tribune: Opinion: Pentagon report on sick Navy SEALs must force sewage action
• Voices of San Diego: Opinion: The government must act now to address Tijuana River pollution