It Was Already Fixed... Then Everything Changed | Fourth Phase Podcast Ep. 14

What if Southern California's sewage crisis wasn't inevitable? What if it was already fixed... and then everything changed?

In Episode 14 of the Fourth Phase Podcast, retired Navy SEAL JJ Parma and Kristel sit down with Imperial Beach native Dane Crosby of Citizens for Coastal Conservancy to examine the Tijuana River sewage crisis and the decisions that shaped years of beach closures in Imperial Beach, Coronado, and the surrounding San Diego coastline.

Dane breaks down the history of the sewage infrastructure, the pumps that he says produced approximately 120 consecutive days of cleaner water, the South Bay Ocean Outfall, SB 507, water-testing controversies, hydrogen sulfide, the Stop the Stink campaign, and the potential impact on Navy SEAL training and local families.

The central question is simple: If the problem had already been dramatically improved, what changed?

Topics include:

• Imperial Beach and Coronado beach closures
• Tijuana River sewage
• South Bay Ocean Outfall
• SB 507 and Minute Order 328
• PCR versus traditional water testing
• Hydrogen sulfide and air quality
• Navy SEAL training and contaminated water
• Stop the Stink
• Dane's proposed wastewater solution

Guest: Dane Crosby
Citizens for Coastal Conservancy
https://citizensforcoastalconservancy.org

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