The complaint filed Friday in San Diego Superior Court alleges Veolia, which was contracted by the International Boundary and Water Commission to operate, manage and maintain the plant, has failed to prevent hundreds of such sewage discharges over the years.

Residents are suing the operator of a wastewater treatment plant, accusing it of illegally discharging more than a billion gallons of raw sewage.

A lawsuit was announced Monday on behalf of a group of South Bay residents affected by raw sewage allegedly discharged from the South Bay International Water Treatment Plant and flowing into the waters of Southern San Diego County.

San Diego attorney James Frantz filed a mass action lawsuit Friday against Veolia Water West Operating Services, Inc.; Veolia Water North America[1]West, LLC; and Mark Wippler.

A lawsuit was announced on behalf of a group of South Bay residents affected by raw sewage allegedly discharged from the South Bay International Water Treatment Plant and flowing into the waters of southern San Diego County.