In densely populated cities surrounded on all sides by water—the borough of Manhattan in New York City as a prime example—the risks from sea level rise and climate change are not just hypotheticals; they are existential threats.
While improvements to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego
have begun, local officials stress more money will be needed to stop the raw sewage overflow problem in the cross-border area.
Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison, Wis., mayor and chair of the 750-member Climate Mayors group, noted the Biden administration's 'historic climate investments,' including for desalination and water recycling in western states.