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San Diego's public art scene takes on its sewage system

One of the tile collages on a public bathroom in Mission Beach. June 2023. (Scott Rodd/KPBS)
One of the tile collages on a public bathroom in Mission Beach. June 2023. (Scott Rodd/KPBS)

San Diego’s world-class public art scene now includes installations from public bathrooms to sewage treatment plants.

Scott Rodd of KPBS reports.

Richard Pitchford, the Metro Biosolids Center’s superintendent, stands beside one of his favorite pieces inside the main administrative building. June 2023. (Scott Rodd / KPBS)

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