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Story summary
- San Diego County hired Best Best & Krieger LLP to lobby for federal assistance under a contract worth up to $637,200 over five years.
- The effort seeks funding and infrastructure improvements to curb pollution and achieve a long-term solution for South Bay beaches.
- Over five years, 100 billion gallons of untreated wastewater contaminated the river, closing South Bay beaches for 1,393 days.
- Local residents report health issues from the pollution.
