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Killing the Colorado River
Imperial Valley farmers are coming under increasing scrutiny for using the vast majority of the state's water. A desire to utilize the consistent weather despite the natural resources available, will always be an impossible balanci... — Updated 9/2/2016
Salton Sea in LA Times
The LA Times today claims that the 'State is years behind on projects to protect wildlife at Salton Sea, officials and activists say'. A statement that is difficult to argue with. 'The California Legislature appropriated money to s... — Updated 8/31/2016
Mass Migration Missing From Salton Sea
Despite the steps being taken to raise awareness and pull in ideas and funding, the rising salinity and an increase in detritus accumulating from farm runoff, sees the plight of wildlife ill equipped to wait for human... — Updated 8/31/2016
Salton Sea - Check to Save
Governor Jerry Brown, on Friday Aug, 27, signed Senate Bill 1416 by Senator Jeff Stone (R-LaQuinta), that will allow Californians to help restore the Salton Sea. The bill passed the State Senate last week by a 37-0 vote. The new law will allow Californians to make a voluntarily... — Updated 8/27/2016
UCI Graduate Student Creates Tutorial on the Salton Sea
Amberle McKee, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology and Evolution Biology, at the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine has prepared a tutorial on the Salton Sea. The tutorial takes the viewer... — Updated 8/25/2016
Salton Sea Advocate - Regulate Water Transfer
Tim Bradley, the director of the University of California, Irvine’s Salton Sea Initiative, spoke before the State Water Board, Aug. 16. He stated that while there is “no question” about the right of the water transfer, he fears an imminent public health threat, “the questio... — Updated 8/23/2016
Boxer Calls for Accountability on Salton Sea
A 2014 study from the Pacific Institute, a global water think-tank, found that Californians could face $70 billion in costs, ranging from lower property values to dramatically higher health care costs for respiratory illnesses, if action is not taken to save the sea. Following on... — Updated 8/20/2016
Salton Sea - Prudence or Prevarication
Christopher Cockroft, an avid supporter and campaigner for the Salton Sea, has made public a letter he wrote to Felicia Marcus, Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board. The letter raises some good talking points. It also... — Updated 8/19/2016
Experts Talk Salton Sea
As residents and environmentalists begin to lose patience with the lack of action from state officials and regulators, AirTalk spoke to two experts to find out the consequences of inaction for the Salton Sea, and how the state is... — Updated 8/19/2016
Salton Sea - Odor Alert
According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide at the Salton Sea, will once again be emitting a smell similar to rotten eggs. The alert will be in affect until Friday afternoon as hourly concentration levels of the gas peaked at... — Updated 8/18/2016
EPA - Air Quality Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have provided a $750,000 grant to AQMD to teach volunteers how to properly measure air quality around their homes, neighborhoods and workplaces. “This research will provide tools communities can use to understand air pollution in their n... — Updated 8/13/2016
IID Meeting, Date Change
The IID Board will be meeting on Monday. Aug. 15 instead of their usual Tuesday, prior to a two week break. Imperial Irrigation District Board meeting will convene at 8.30a.m, take public comments, and then go directly into closed session. Public Session begins at 1.00p.m. The... — Updated 8/13/2016
Westmorland - 4.1 Quake
On Sun. July 31, at 9:21a.m, a 4.1 tremblor was reported 10 miles SW of Westmorland at a depth of 2.0 miles. No damage has been reported and it was the largest of five quakes in the same day. The smallest was a mere 1.9. Anza... — Updated 8/11/2016
Salton Sea Under Discussion in Sacramento
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia chair of the Select Committee on Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea will be convening a hearing at the state Capitol on the Salton Sea. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm in the California State Capitol in Room 127 Last... — Updated 8/10/2016
Salton City 500 Winner - Cream Puff
The Salton City 500 was billed as the Indianapolis 500 of endurance boat racing, and it was a sledgehammer on boats. John Fell, current owner and restorer of Cream Puff, which was built in 1961 for the unlimited class of inland... — Updated 8/10/2016
Save Our Sea! Salton Sea, CA
California has lost over 90 percent of its wetlands due to human activity and other factors like climate change. One by one, wetlands are rapidly disappearing not just in California but throughout the entire nation. But what is a wetland and why should we care if it is conserved... — Updated 8/7/2016
Save Our Sea!
More than seven thousand miles away, sun, water and salt converge to create a desert lake, threatened by scarce resources and decades of inaction. This desert lake is much saltier than the ocean, has spectacular mountain views and is a terminal body of water that is quickly... — Updated 8/7/2016
Solicitation of Interest - Salton Sea Dust Suppression Projects
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors have authorized the Imperial County Executive Officer Ralph Cordova Jr., to release guidelines for a Solicitation of Interest for Dust Suppression Projects at the Salton Sea. Following the... — Updated 8/6/2016
Salvation Mountain in the News
KESQ News Channel 3 & CBS Local 2 news channels have been out in the Salton Sea to highlight the struggles being faced by volunteers working to preserve Salvation Mountain. Since Leonard Knight's passing in 2014, the landmark has... — Updated 7/29/2016
BORREGO SPRINGS/SALTON SEA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
The California Center for Digital Arts is holding a photography workshop led by instructor David LaNeve. On the course you will learn:- Composition technique Shutter speed Basic photography Participants will visit statues at Slot... — Updated 7/29/2016
Moon To Help Predict Earthquakes
The earthquakes in California's San Andreas Fault, are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon, according to a new study printed in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Led by Nicholas J. van der Elst,... — Updated 7/27/2016
Woman Found Dead at Navy Seal Bomb Facility
A 68-year-old missing woman has been found dead at the Navy Seal bomb training facility located southeast of the Salton Sea. A Navy range master found the body of Laura Johnson, an Ontario resident, close to her vehicle Wednesday, July 20, at the facility near Niland. Johnson was... — Updated 7/22/2016
Pic of the Day
An exhibition of photography by J. Raymond Mireles at Circuitous Succession Gallery depicts a mosaic of the individuality and diversity that make this country unique in the world. Based in San Diego, Mireles is a commercial and... — Updated 7/20/2016
IID Meeting, Date Change
The Imperial Irrigation District Directors have announced a date change for their August 16th meeting. In order to accommodate attendance at the Water Board meeting the scheduled meeting will now take place on Monday, August 15th. The State Water Resources Control Board will have... — Updated 7/20/2016
IID Board Meeting
The Imperial Irrigation District Board (IID), held two Public Rate Hearings last week, one in El Centro and one in La Quinta The hearings dealt with the proposed Net Energy Metering Successor Program which the IID are scheduled to make a decision on at their meeting Tue. July 19.... — Updated 7/18/2016
