Water contamination has been a long-standing issue in Coronado due in part to pollution from the Tijuana River Valley in Mexico, which flows to area beaches and causes significant closures to the shoreline.

Navy SEALs are training in sewage-contaminated water. Now, a government watchdog is calling out the heads of the elite program that trains just off the coast of Coronado.

Last year, while Coronado’s beaches were largely closed due to the ongoing Tijuana sewage crisis, the U.S. Navy SEALs kept training. Leaders say they will develop protocol for relocating, rescheduling,

A recently released Pentagon IG report found that Navy SEAL candidates have been swimming in water with high fecal matter levels.