Trump tells Mexico to fix cross-border sewage problem flowing into US communities 'IMMEDIATELY'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Mexico to address the millions of gallons of raw and untreated sewage water that flow into the United States creating vitality hazards in nearby communities according to representatives Mexico must take care of its water and sewage trouble THIS INSTANT It is a true threat to the people of Texas California and the United States of America Trump wrote on Truth Social For years sewage from margin cities like Tijuana has seeped into the United States through the Tijuana River with local leaders describing the issue as a wellbeing problem Functionaries have stated the sewage impacts the area's tourism especially at local beaches and the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado where Navy SEALs train LIV GOLF STAR PHIL MICKELSON ADDS HIS REACTION TO DEEPENING SEWAGE PREDICAMENT IN SAN DIEGOThe dilemma is blamed on Tijuana's outdated wastewater infrastructure which has been strained by the area s skyrocketing population San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond has called the matter one of the worst environmental and constituents healthcare crises in the country that no one is talking about I m glad to see the President definitively address this decades-long dilemma he stated Fox News Digital It s impacted our military readiness threatened national assurance and created an environmental catastrophe for Southern California all while Mexico has faced little to no accountability That must change he added We need real enforcement real consequences and real action to protect our communities MEXICO TO DUMP MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF SEWAGE INTO TIJUANA RIVER US CONTINUES TO BE A DUMPING GROUND OFFICIALFox News Digital has reached out to the Mexican Embassy in Washington D C In July EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and his Mexican counterpart Secretary of the Circumstances and Natural Guidance of Mexico Alicia B rcena Ibarra signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU that streamlines efforts by both governments to address the predicament In a Wednesday post on X Zeldin noted the Trump administration was taking action to end the flow of disgusting raw sewage from Mexico into the U S We are working very closely with our Mexican counterparts to ensure San Diego-area beaches can reopen foul odors cease and the Tijuana River Valley gets cleaned up as fleetly as humanly attainable he wrote This will also be great for our Navy SEALs who train in the area Nothing short of total implementation of the July MOU between the U S and Mexico will be acceptable he added All of the Mexico-side projects slated for completion in and are absolutely critical to get done The MOU designates millions of dollars for wastewater projects and maps out additional initiatives for Mexico to prepare for further population progress in Tijuana in the coming years Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this document