The County’s Department of Environmental Health has expanded the water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline, north to Carnation Ave, including Camp Surf.
Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary as a result of this season’s rainfall and is still flowing. Observations today indicate northward moving ocean currents and contamination of ocean water in Imperial Beach is suspected.
Signs warning of sewage contaminated water will remain in place until field measurements indicate the ocean water is safe for recreational use.
For updates on beach closure information please call the 24-hour hotline at (619) 338-2073.
