Residents of Imperial Beach, Coronado, San Ysidro, San Diego, and Chula Vista are forced to breathe toxic sewer gas while officials make promises. Every time you smell it — report it. Each complaint is documented and reported to every official responsible for fixing this — on a nightly and weekly schedule.
File a Complaint NowTakes under 2 minutes. Anonymous submissions accepted. File a report each time the stench hits — every individual complaint builds the record and the pressure.
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Every report feeds a real-time database. Complaint data is sent to officials on an overnight and weekly schedule — building a permanent, documented record that lands directly in their inboxes., with your data.
Takes under 2 minutes. Date, time, location, severity, and symptoms are all captured. Anonymous is fine.
Every submission is logged with timestamp, severity, location, and health symptoms into a live database.
Nightly summaries go to local officials every morning. Full digests go to every official, agency, and media contact every Monday. and how widely. More reports means a broader blast.
"47 residents reported sewage odors tonight. 22 reported health symptoms. Average severity: 4.2/5." That's not easy to dismiss.
All officials receive a cumulative weekly summary. The data builds a permanent, undeniable record over time.
An overnight summary of all reports from 7pm–7am goes to local officials — County Supervisor, Environmental Health, City Clerks, and Water Board.
Full weekly digest to every official on the list — Congress, Senate, EPA, IBWC, Governor's office, Mexico authorities, environmental media, and advocacy groups.
Use the Gmail, Apple Mail, or Outlook button after submitting to send a direct complaint from your own account. Emails from real constituents carry extra weight.
Real-time hydrogen sulfide monitoring from three SDAPCD stations in the affected area — San Ysidro, Nestor, and Imperial Beach. Data updates hourly.
Source: San Diego Air Pollution Control District — TJ River Valley Monitoring
Three public beaches have been closed the majority of days since December 2021. Below is a live accounting of documented closure days and the estimated economic damage to the region.
Southern California beach visitor spend averages ~$50/person-day (NOAA/ScienceDirect). Combined normal-day visitation for these three beaches: ~8,000 people. Estimated lost revenue: $200K–$400K/day.
City of Imperial Beach alone reports $1–1.5M/year in property tax losses. Property values in IB are down an estimated 12–15%, the only beach community in California where values have declined.
San Diego County's 2023 economic survey found 74% of local businesses negatively impacted, 30% laid off staff, and 50% lost more than $100,000 in annual revenue from the closures.
SDSU's 2024 public health study found 45% of households near the river reporting health impacts. Emergency response, water testing, and health monitoring add direct public costs not captured in tourism figures.
Beach status last verified April 24, 2026. Data is updated monthly — if you have a correction, contact us.
Every report you file reaches the officials below — automatically, with your data, delivered to their inboxes.
This is not a new problem. It is a decades-long failure of infrastructure, political will, and bilateral accountability — playing out in South San Diego neighborhoods right now.
94% of surveyed residents near the Tijuana River report sewage smells inside their homes. 63% say it has disrupted their work or school attendance.
Over 1,100 documented illness cases among Navy SEALs and other military personnel linked to exposure to sewage-contaminated water and air in the South Bay region.
The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant was built in the 1990s. Deferred maintenance and chronic underfunding have worsened conditions each year.
Agreements don't fix the problem tonight. Politicians respond to sustained, documented, impossible-to-ignore pressure from the people they represent. Every report you file is part of a permanent record. Every notification is a reminder that the stench is still there — and so are the people living in it.