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Salton Sea must be solved, says commentary

Posted by: Maven on February 13, 2010 at 6:35 am

From the Imperial Valley Press, this commentary by Marion Ashley, Salton Sea Authority Supervisor, Fifth District, Riverside County Board of Supervisors:

“San Diego County residents, like all of us in Southern California, rely just as much on a complex system of water rights and environmental conditions to deliver our water as we rely on the canals and pipelines that bring it to our taps. Among these conditions is the obligation to sustain the Salton Sea. The 370-square-mile briny lake requires water from the Colorado to keep its unique ecosystem going — water that could be used by San Diego, Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Mexico.

But the issues surrounding the Salton Sea require more thought and creativity that just wishing that the sea would go away … “

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February 13, 2010 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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