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06/29/2018 | Recognizing that close cooperation between local land-use agencies at the Salton Sea is pivotal to progress among all parties with shared interests at the Salton Sea…
06/29/2018 | Recognizing that close cooperation between local land-use agencies at the Salton Sea is pivotal to progress among all parties with shared interests at the Salton Sea…
06/08/2018 | Tim Walsh, Chief of Staff for Rep Juan Vargas, is interviewed on Federal investment strategies at a recent symposium, “The Bill is Due: Now What? Infrastructure, Pensions and the Environment.” Tim Walsh points to the Salton Sea Authority as an agency that successfully integrates a strategy of multiple benefits to address complex challenges. See … Continued
06/08/2018 | Eduardo Garcia, Chairman of the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee for the California Assembly hosted an oversight hearing on governance and funding issues with the Salton Sea Management Plan. See links below to hear testimony and Q and A responses from Salton Sea Authority Executive Director Phil Rosentrater. https://vimeo.com/269685280 https://vimeo.com/269681353
07/28/20 | California’s state budget includes $47 million to help the Salton Sea. The new budget was signed by Governor Newsom last month. The ongoing crisis at the Salton Sea has created environmental and human health concerns that have been discussed for decades. “Already we have the largest rate of pediatric asthma hospitalization in the entire … Continued
05/08/2018 | The following Legislative Analyst’s Office report was presented to the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife at Tuesday’s oversight hearing. Read More
05/02/2018 | The Salton Sea Authority is operating at the highest professional standard of fiscal integrity and public accountability, according to a recently completed independent audit of the organization. Read More
04/17/2018 | The Salton Sea Authority and its partners have achieved historic progress with completion of the first state-funded project at the Salton Sea, the largest lake in California. The fully functional project was … Read More
12/11/2017 | The 2018 schedule of Salton Sea Authority Board meetings is now available.
11/21/2017 | Quick….what is California’s largest lake? If you answered Salton Sea, you’d be right. It was formed when Colorado River floodwaters flowed into an ancient lakebed between 1905 and 1907. Since then, the lake has been fed primarily with agricultural drainage water from the Imperial Valley. In 2002, the state approved a long-term transfer … Continued
11/8/2017 | Salton Sea revitalization efforts led by the state of California will now…