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Budget stalls Salton Sea legislation

Posted by: Maven on June 8, 2009 at 6:12 am

From MyDesert.com:

SACRAMENTO — Restoration work on the Salton Sea is running up against budget and political obstacles, but it’s still inching forward.

Legislation intended to create a governing council that would oversee recovery efforts at the state’s largest lake is struggling to retain authority to perform any work. At the same time, state departments that could conduct the initial work without the council have seen funding largely stalled by California’s massive budget problems.

Still, officials at the Fish and Game and the Water Resources departments said they are managing to do a little work on air and water quality in preparation for larger undertakings. ‘‘Not withstanding our current budget situation, we are still in a forward motion,” said Dale Hoffman-Floerke, chief of the Salton Sea and Colorado River Branch of the Department of Water Resources.

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June 8, 2009 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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