On Tuesday, a new lawsuit over the sewage crisis was announced. Nine Imperial Beach residents plan to sue the company responsible for operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment plant at the U.S.-Mexico border.'This community deserves this. The kids of this community deserve this. All of South San Diego deserves this,' personal injury attorney Brett Schreiber said at a press conference along the shore.
Veolia responded to the claims Tuesday, calling the allegations meritless. In a statement, the company told ABC 10News, 'We are currently reviewing this complaint but we can already state that these allegations are meritless. Veolia North America has done its best to help operate the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in the face of increasingly challenging circumstances.