(A raw sewage spill in the New River)....County of Imperial officials were notified by the International Boundary and Water Commission.

They said Thursday morning Mexicali issud a verbal notification that it planned to bypass untreated wastewater into the New River on Friday for 4 hours, beginning at 6:30 in the morning. The public was advised to avoid swimming or drinking water from the New River, avoid contact with foam in the river, keep pets out of the New River and avoid handling or collecting and eating fish, turtles or frogs from the New River. Mexican officials said the bypass was unavoidable. The last reported raw sewage splill into the New River was in June of this year