Board of Directors Meeting 09/17/2026

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V. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE BOARD ACTION

A. CONSENT CALENDAR – Approve, Receive, and File

a. Minutes of Salton Sea Authority Board Meeting July 16, 2026
b. Salton Sea Authority Warrant Register Ratification for July and August, 2026
c. Salton Sea Authority Internal Financial Report as of August 31, 2026
d. Salton Sea Authority 2027 Schedule of Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations

B. Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

a. USBR FEIS/ROD Assessment of Salton Sea Impacts (Section 3.2.7)
b. Nevada Lawsuit
c. State Water Resources Control Board
d. Environmental Protection Agency

C. Framework of Assurance Implementation

a. Ad Hoc Committee Status Report

i. Coalition Alignment
ii. ICAPCD and SB675

b. Salton Sea Funding

i. Feasibility Study
ii. Health Assurance Framework

D. Desert Shores Update

E. Proposition 68 / North Lake Wetlands project and funding update

Supplimental Material:

• Comite Civico v Imperial County and CTR
• SEIS/DEIS/EIS Comment Letters
  • • 08/15/23
    • 02/27/26
    • 06/08/26
    • 08/17/26
    • August, 26 (unsent)

VI. REPORTS
A. Federal

1. Federal Activities – Lisa Moore Lehman, Partner, Cultivating Conservation
2. US Bureau of Reclamation – Aron King – No Report

B. State

1. State Advocacy – Nick Romo, Cruz Strategies and Glen Farrel, GF Advocacy
2. State of California – Mr. Miguel Hernandez, Public Affairs Officer, California Natural Resources Agency
3. Salton Sea State Recreation Area Update on Activities – Ray Lennox, Colorado District Superintendent. – No Report
4. Salton Sea Conservancy

C. Local

1. Salton Sea Action Committee – Alan Pace, SSAC President

D. Executive Director’s Report and Comments – G. Patrick O’Dowd, Executive Director/GM, Salton Sea Authority

permalink https://saltonsea.com/events/20260917/

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