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State ‘overdue’ on Salton Sea plan

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 7, 2008 at 6:44 am

From the Imperial Valley Press:

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors needs to develop its stance toward Salton Sea restoration, or risk losing out on state support, IID general manager Brian Brady said.

Brady, speaking at Tuesday’s board meeting, recommended the board work with the Imperial County and Riverside boards of supervisors “to craft a consensus position” on the state’s responsibility toward restoration of the sea.

“While (restoration) may not be a requirement of the (Quantification Settlement Agreement), it will create an impassable roadblock in instituting on-farm conservation measures,” Brady said. He said without restoration, the district will have a hard time transitioning out of fallowing and into on-farm conservation measures, something required by the QSA. The IID only has until 2017 to complete the transition.

IID Director Jim Hanks said a discussion of the issue was “long overdue.”

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November 7, 2008 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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