But Salton Sea restoration threatens to undermine nature’s effort to reclaim the basin by once again smothering this new life in toxic … However the two trips I have made in the winter have been e... Read all 374 reviews. Published October 16, 2019 1:35 am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin New board ready to move on “financing district” for proposed Salton Sea restoration … Migratory bird populations disappeared this winter and large dust storms are picking up in intensity. Martinez, IID's general manager, said he was not familiar with case law on the issue, but said, "any time someone's business suffers as a result of some action, they're going to look for the biggest pockets out there to help meet their costs.". 2019 EEO Report; Public File Help ... from an environmental improvement fund to support efforts to restore the dying Salton Sea. This agreement decreased agricultural runoff into the sea, worsening the current situation. WESTMORLAND — The California Salton Sea Management Program began construction this week on a nearly 4,000-acre project to restore bird and fish habitat and improve conditions for local communities near the southern tip of the Salton Sea. This deal — known, and hated, around the Imperial Valley as the "QSA" — saw hundreds of thousands of acre feet of water per year transferred from the Imperial Irrigation District to the San Diego County Water Authority and other parties. The Summit is a multi-disciplinary Salton Sea conference, intended to attract a broad range of interests, promote an exchange of ideas, and develop new opportunities and partnerships. Salton Sea restoration. Updating California’s quest to preserve the Salton Sea How the Salton Sea quake swarm could trigger ‘the big one’ More from this episode: AirTalk FOR March 1, 2019 (Credit: David McNew / Getty Images for Lumix) September 13, 2019 By Michael Cohen. The state was supposed to implement an action plan in those 15 years, but failed to do it. In addition to the $180 million species habitat plan, which will largely be covered by bond funds, Wilcox said bulldozers will renew work on dust suppression projects within months, and the long-stalled Red Hill Bay project of about 530 acres should be finished by the end of this year or early next year. The next steps for the plan include finalizing the easement documents and seeking bids. SALTON SEA, Calif. - On Saturday morning three valley high school students set out on the Salton Sea, kayaking from one side to the other in an effort to raise awareness on the environmental plight and public health issues brought on by California's largest lake. But he and other officials urged frustrated residents and advocates to hang in there. But that framing is too simplistic, new research suggests, arguing that the sea's formation was inevitable, regardless of the famous canal breach in 1905. "People’s attitudes towards the Salton Sea have been colored by this perception that the sea is accidental and unnatural," said Jenny Ross, a photographer, researcher and writer. Farmers along the edge of the 350 square mile sea — twice as large as Lake Tahoe — have sued before and say they could sue again if state work harms their crops, or, conversely, if nothing is done to stop increasing air quality problems. ... you need to have drive as directors to really see through to the end these pilot projects. Organizers cancelled the event in light of the coronavirus, although they still published research that was to be presented. Smaller-scale restoration projects at the Salton Sea are moving forward. California, water. The Salton Sea is a shallow and salty lake inland of Los Angeles and south of Palm Springs that was created by an overflow of the Colorado River in the early 20th century. The Salton Sea was created when a canal gate broke in 1905, allowing Colorado River water into the basin. Past runoff from their fields included pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer discharge into the shimmering blue water body, which began life as an agricultural sump. Natural wetlands cover portions of the Salton Sea's eastern shoreline just south of Bombay Beach in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. IID refused to approve the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan for the Lower Colorado River Basin without assurances related to restoration of the Salton Sea.9 Although the At its regularly scheduled meeting on June 18, 2019, the State Water Board will hear an informational item consisting of a status update on Phase 1 of the Salton Sea Management Program from the California Natural Resources Agency pursuant to Water Board Order WR 2017-0134. She can be reached at janet.wilson@desertsun.com or @janetwilson66. Share this article:Riverside County supervisors Tuesday approved the allocation of $350,000 from an environmental improvement fund to support efforts to restore the dying Salton Sea. "Today’s action by the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors marks an important step forward," he said. Natural wetlands cover a portion of the Salton Sea's eastern shoreline just south of Bombay Beach, top center, in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. Man made trenches help mitigate dust at the southern end of the Salton Sea, in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. Supervisor Manuel Perez is pushing for restoration of the north end of the sea, the largest part of which is located in Imperial County. Imperial Valley officials say they are close to finishing an important habitat restoration project at the Salton Sea. WESTMORLAND — The California Salton Sea Management Program began construction this week on a nearly 4,000-acre project to restore bird and fish habitat and improve conditions for local communities near the southern tip of the Salton Sea. Salton Sea, is the largest water rights holder on the Colorado River and a major advocate for Salton Sea restoration. As California’s largest lake, it stretches across almost 35 miles in a remote, below sea-level valley in the southeastern corner of the state. We are better than this. "Is the board really aware of what's needed to drive that to the finish line?" More than $350 million is available for Salton Sea projects, approved by California voters. The origin of California's largest lake is a well-known tale. Being born from an engineering miscalculation on the part of the California Development Company means the Salton Sea has been written off as an "accident" in histories inked on many pages, ranging from The Washington Post to the Daily Mail. Another big factor, he said, was that California officials agreed to be responsible for restoring the sea in a 2003 multi-party agreement between them, federal officials, IID and other water districts. The sea has few natural inlets of water and no natural outlets, and it is Pervaze A. Sheikh largely sustained by agricultural runoff from farmlands in the Imperial and Coachel a Specialist in Natural Val eys. Several papers this year took on Salton Sea issues, as mitigating environmental and health concerns around the shrinking body of water are a hot-button issue. … A second paper written for the Desert Symposium — titled "On the origin and evolution of the Salton Sea" — made a similar argument and was penned by David Lynch, a geotechnical consultant, and Brian McNeece, who has been active in water rights issues in the Imperial Valley for several decades.  California’s Salton Sea is a fertile oasis in the hostile desert of southeastern California, adopted by millions of birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway. "It feels good. Under the transfer, the Imperial Irrigation District agreed to send up to 300,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water per year to Los Angeles and San Diego. A meeting on the proposal is set for 11 a.m. on Oct. 15 at the yacht club, 9115 Sea View Drive in Mecca. February 12, 2019 Salton Sea Management and Restoration Efforts The Salton Sea in Southern California is the state’s largest inland body of water. Dessert said while it was "great to see the progress here," he'd been contacting the IID board for months asking them to jump-start smaller projects like "roughening" where deep furrows are dug in the dry lake's edge, helping to hold it in place during high winds. 82995 Hwy 111, Suite 200, Indio, CA 92201 Created in 1993 the Salton Sea Authority is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) responsible for working in consultation and cooperation with the State of California to oversee the comprehensive restoration of the Salton Sea. Editor's note: This story has been corrected to state David Lynch's proper occupation. In this report, we discuss the changing conditions in and around the Sea, their statewide importance, and the Legislature’s role in overseeing projects to reduce potential negative effects on … Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Website +1 760-393-3052. Residents see zero progress at Salton Sea, but new officials say it’s time to turn the page, Salton Sea fish and birds that fed on them wiped out this winter, Salton Sea fixes still lagging far behind schedule, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Obsidian Butte sits on the Salton Sea's southern shoreline in near geothermal energy plants in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. As the Salton Sea has dried up the water level no longer reaches her backyard dock in Desert Shores, March 27, 2019. Frustrations by local officials and residents have mounted along with the lack of progress on projects. Whoever causes damage done by dust, Wilcox said, whether it contains contaminants or not, is who's responsible. Now we just need to move on to the next step.". “At its peak, the Salton Sea hosted a broad diversity of birds, and any habitat restoration that takes place here should serve that diversity.” According to the report, the most pronounced desertion has involved the American White Pelican, whose numbers reached about … "The Creation Flood story has resulted in the ingrained but mistaken view that the Salton Sea is accidental and unnatural," she wrote in her paper. More: Salton Sea fixes still lagging far behind schedule. The Salton Sea is California’s largest inland lake, located in Riverside and Imperial Counties. The California Natural Resources Agency, the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are focused on implementing the Salton Sea Management Program, which includes a 10-year plan that aims to improve conditions by constructing 30,000 acres of habitat and dust suppression projects around the Sea. Warning signs along an inlet warn people stay away from algae if it's visible in the water at the Salton Sea. “The Salton Sea is a very important stopover for millions of birds on the Pacific Flyway and after 10 years of planning we’re finally breaking ground on this major habitat restoration … A dog on the streets of Desert Shores near the Salton Sea. This study suggested that the sea might've disappeared due to evaporation and percolation about a decade after it was once again cut off from the Colorado River. Since 2003, there has been $653 million in federal, state and local funds authorized for Salton Sea mitigation and restoration projects. The threat of lawsuits is not an idle one. Work goes on at the Red Hill Bay restoration project at the Salton Sea on Sept. 12, 2018. That's now been done, and Wilcox said he expects IID will resume work on hundreds of acres soon. By January 2020, the salinity of the Salton Sea was double that of the Atlantic Ocean. Mark Olalde covers the environment for The Desert Sun. The sea — a lake, actually — was created by accident in 1905 when flooding from the Colorado River into irrigation canals eventually led a 40-mile stretch of desert known as the Salton Sink to fill with water, thus creating the lake. Instead, runoff from irrigated farm fields kept water flowing into the sea. However the two trips I have made in the winter have been e... Read all 374 reviews. Since 2003, there has been $653 million in federal, state and local funds authorized for Salton Sea mitigation and restoration projects. He noted a community committee he was appointed to had met just once, and said it had accomplished nothing. In an attempt to turn the desert into lush farmland more than a century ago, humans tried — and temporarily but dramatically failed  — to exert control over nature. These requirements are vague, strategically so. Tuesday's vote clears a key hurdle to constructing 3,700 acres around the heavily polluted New River at the south end of the lake, implementing what’s known as the Species Conservation Habitat plan. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The names on this petition will be presented to the Board Members Of The Salton Sea Authority at the September 19th meeting and is a request for the Salton … It's one of the larger pieces of a stalled ten year pilot Salton Sea Management Plan to address increasing public health concerns and massive wildlife losses at California's largest inland water body. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and IID are the two largest landowners around and in the sea, which was created in the early 20th century after a canal broke and sent Colorado River floodwaters rushing into an ancient, dry lakebed. The program will monitor elements such as biological resources, hydrology, water quality and California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot agreed. I'm sure it is less enjoyable when the temperature are over 100. This petition is designed to represent all the people that support the Desert Shores Restoration Project and Restoration in general at the Salton Sea that are not able to attend the Salton Sea Authority Board Meeting on September 19th, 2019. May 7, 2019 May 8, 2019 MATTHEW RENDA. Biologist Chris Schoneman of the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge points out the layers of sand above the clay at the Red Hill Bay restoration project site on Sept. 12, 2018. Now, plans that have been proposed to manage dust billowing from the quickly drying seabed range from only saving deeper, central portions of it to piping Sea of Cortez water across international borders to refill the basin. Location. For 18 months, the most important river in the West flowed along what appeared to be a novel course through the Salton Basin, which lies 227 feet below sea level. The Salton Sea is far below sea level and a canal from the Gulf could quickly fill it to any desired level while freshening it and possibly generating hydroelectric power … "It's a flop," Reyes said of the state's ten year plan. McNeece said that reframing the sea's origin story away from it being an accident is important because "the transfers that we have today from the Imperial Irrigation District out began with the notion that the IID was wasting water sending it to the Salton Sea.”. Restoration programs for the Salton Sea were linchpin issues for IID back in December when the organization tentatively agreed to sign the DCP, Schettler said. The Salton Sea shoreline slowly recedes away from the small community of Bombay Beach near Highway 86 on the sea's eastern shore in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. White pelicans, which used to mass here by the tens of thousands during winter months, fly over the Salton Sea near Calipatria on Jan. 1, 2019. Last … IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Restoration projects are finally coming to the Salton Sea and New River. "That could be the state, that could be the federal government, or it could be a private landowner," he said. As the water from the Salton Sea pulls back from long time shorelines, local officials work to keep dust from the exposed lake bottom out of the air. This petition is designed to represent all the people that support the Desert Shores Restoration Project and Restoration in general at the Salton Sea that are not able to attend the Salton Sea Authority Board Meeting on September 19th, 2019. “I’m very happy,” said IID general manager Henry Martinez, who worked closely with top resources officials to hammer out the agreement. Above: Waterfowl rest in the placid waters of the Salton Sea on Feb. 25, 2019. The Salton Sea in California (CN) – A major Southern California water purveyor paved the way Tuesday for a massive restoration project at the Salton Sea in an attempt to stave off ecological devastation and an unfolding public health disaster. The 2003 agreement mandated that beginning in 2018, large amounts of water would be diverted from agricultural Imperial County to urban San Diego and Riverside counties. (Credit: David McNew / Getty Images for Lumix) 2019 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program Prepared for the State Water Resources Control Board (Order WR 2017-0134) March 2019 . Without the runoff, it would dry even faster. Land use agreements have been signed. A butterfly at the Salton Sea, March 27, 2019. CA. IID refused to approve the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan for the Lower Colorado River Basin without assurances related to restoration of the Salton Sea.9Although the plan eventually was approved and enacted without … Ross's review of historical and scientific records suggested that floods similar to those between 1905 and 1907 had been occurring in the region for at least tens of thousands of years, sustaining other bodies of water. a "relaxed and friendly" conference in Zzyzx, Calif.. although they still published research that was to be presented. Between January 8 and 17, 2019, thousands of water birds died of an avian cholera outbreak at the south end of the Salton Sea. "Oh yeah, he does have a good case potentially," Wilcox said of DeLara. "I can't blame them. The Salton Sea has gotten a bad rap over the years, most of it unwarranted. The lake dropped more than a foot last year, and is growing ever saltier as it dwindles in size. We are focused on making continued progress to develop dust suppression and habitat projects to benefit communities around the Sea.”. The regularly scheduled meeting of the Salton Sea Authority (“Authority” or “SSA”) Board of Directors (“Board”) was called to order by Chairman Estrada, President, at 10:07 a.m., October 24, 2019, at the Imperial Irrigation District, Bill Condit Auditorium, 1285  California’s Salton Sea is a fertile oasis in the hostile desert of southeastern California, adopted by millions of birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway. Obsidian Butte sits on the Salton Sea's southern shoreline in near geothermal energy plants in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. The salty body of water first captured her attention 15 years ago when the birds that settled on its royal blue waters became her photography subjects. The Salton Sea is California’s largest inland lake, located in Riverside and Imperial Counties. The symposium, a "relaxed and friendly" conference in Zzyzx, Calif., is hosted by California State University Fullerton and draws a crowd ranging from professors to desert enthusiasts. The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors voted Tuesday to allow access across its lands for critically needed state wetlands projects at the Salton Sea, designed to tamp down dangerous dust storms and give threatened wildlife a boost. "The Salton Sea in south California was created in 1905 when spring flooding on the Colorado River breached a canal," NASA's website spells out. Revitalization … Overview; Projects; Expanded Course Description: This 5121L studio explores the nexus of land art, pattern generation, ecological restoration, dust mitigation, water policy, and social justice while choreographing the sublime on the corpse of the Salton Sea … ... That's my concern, to not have these pilot projects fall into the same kind of trap.". "The species habitat conservation plan is permitted and ready to go.". But he said he completely understands the despair of ordinary people. “Today’s action by the IID board will help these important projects cross the finish line.". Posted on May 24, 2019 by Darren Simon. He said that concern is part of what motivated IID to dig in its heels and formally nail down that the state would bear responsibility for Salton Sea restoration before allowing access. A turkey vulture at the Salton Sea, seen near the Red Hill Bay restoration project site on Sept. 12, 2018. Supervisor Manuel Perez has proposed an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to generate funding, by tax increment, for sea restoration, mainly on the Riverside County side of the water body, most of which is in Imperial County. he asked. … Editorial: The Salton Sea is a disaster in the making. Location. Tuesday's agreement clears a particularly thorny issue that stopped the larger wetlands projects in their tracks: Who's responsible if something goes wrong? The state was not able to complete the first year's target acreage in the 10-year management plan, and will miss the second year as well, Wilcox predicted. Ross recently published her research through the 2020 iteration of the Desert Symposium in a paper with a title that speaks for itself: "Formation of California’s Salton Sea in 1905–07 was not 'accidental.'". “If the government doesn’t do anything about it and all the dust comes into our crops and kills them, well then, we have a pretty good case,” said Juan DeLara, risk manager for Federated Mutual Insurance, which leases 1,000 acres of farmland on the north end of the sea to a grower. In their paper, McNeece and Lynch surmised that much of the 1905 flooding came from the Gila River, a snowpack-fed river that originates in modern-day New Mexico before feeding into the Colorado River. The state promised Salton Sea restoration back in 2003," he said. The Salton Sea Authority is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) empowered to revitalize the Salton Sea in consultation and cooperation with state and federal governments. The Salton Sea shoreline slowly recedes away from the small community of Bombay Beach near Highway 86 on the sea's eastern shore in this aerial photograph, October 19, 2019. Neither IID nor previous state officials were willing to budge, but new California water board chairman E. Joaquin Esquivel in March gave state natural resources staff and IID until May 1 to strike an agreement, and told them to report back to him by June. Get in touch at molalde@gannett.com, and follow him on Twitter at @MarkOlalde. 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