In “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” Captain Jack Sparrow led his crew to buried treasure on Isla de Muerta – a place that could not be found, except by those who already know where it is. 

That’s how I feel about getting information on the Tijuana River sewage crisis from the Trump Administration’s new leadership. It’s out there – somewhere – but only those who know it exists can find it. 

Public updates alerting when sewage pumps or pipes burst or broke on either side of the border used to hit email inboxes within fairly short order under the previous administration. But under President Donald Trump’s newly appointed Commissioner Chad McIntosh, that’s no longer the case. 

Frank Fisher, a spokesperson for the International Boundary and Water Commission or IBWC –

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