Will Obama save the Salton Sea? Authority wants restoration funds added to economic stimulus package
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 3, 2009 at 8:21 amFrom MyDesert.com:
Local officials want to put the Salton Sea on incoming president Barack Obama’s map.
Salton Sea Authority members plan to draft a letter to Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee who has a home in Rancho Mirage, urging her support for adding Salton Sea restoration to Obama’s planned $850 billion economic stimulus package.
Obama has said implementing a stimulus plan is his highest priority when he takes office Jan. 20.
Salton Sea Authority chairman Peter Nelson said a sea restoration plan meets Obama’s stated goals: needed infrastructure projects that put people to work and stimulate a staggering national economy. “The Salton Sea restoration — any pilot project there — will bring a lot of local jobs,” Nelson said. “The Salton Sea needs restoration. And if that can be part of the stimulus package, that is a benefit to our community and our region.”
Read more from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
Desert House member Bono Mack plans to push her legislative agenda, which includes more funding for the Salton Sea
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 29, 2008 at 6:28 amFrom Riverside’s Press-Enterprise:
Inland Rep. Mary Bono Mack returned last month to a sobering reality on Capitol Hill: Democrats had seized the White House and a significantly greater majority in Congress. “It’s been like a washing machine of soul searching,” the Palm Springs Republican said of her party’s mood after she attended a gathering of California’s Republican House delegation in late November.
Still, Bono Mack said she is resolved to overcome her minority status and push forward with a legislative agenda that includes efforts to protect thousands of acres in Riverside County, save the Salton Sea and fight arson.
Bono Mack, who easily won a seventh term with almost 59 percent of the vote, must find a way to further her own legislation, which means working with Democrats. But at the same time, she and her fellow Republicans must shore up the GOP’s own image if they hope to regain the party’s lost clout in Washington.
“They have to relearn how to go on offense,” said Jack Pitney, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College. “They’ve been on defense for years, first defending their congressional majority and then the Bush White House.”
Read more from Riverside’s Press-Enterprise by clicking here.
Selling the Salton Sea? Privatization considered as way to fund cleanup
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 12, 2008 at 6:20 amFrom MyDesert.com:
Frustrated with state and federal inaction at the dying Salton Sea, local officials on Thursday discussed how to move forward toward a fix.
Among the radical ideas gaining momentum is privatizing California’s largest lake, with big-dollar investors paying the billions needed to restore it. The as-yet unspecified investors would follow plans approved by local, state and federal officials.
In exchange for restoration efforts, the investors would be able to reap the profits through residential and commercial developments and geothermal energy production.
With a $41 billion deficit that is only growing, Salton Sea advocates see the writing on the wall:
The financially struggling state and federal governments simply don’t have the money available to commit to Salton Sea restoration, said Patrick Swarthout, president of the Valley Action Group, a partnership of private interests in the Coachella and Imperial valleys seeking restoration of the sea.
“There are trillions of dollars out there in (private) infrastructure money available,” he said, though declining to name who might be interested. “They need to know what the return on the dollar would be. If we privatize it; say, ‘OK; the lake is yours. Clean it up, and here’s the plan,’ then they get a certain return on the investments that go in and around the sea.”
Members of the Salton Sea Authority, a coalition of local officials pushing for restoration, seemed open to the concept. “I feel a great deal of the answers for the future of the Salton Sea are on the private side,” said Imperial County Supervisor and Authority member Gary Wyatt.
Read more from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
New speed record set at Salton Sea
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 6, 2008 at 7:44 amFrom MyDesert.com:
A new world speed record was set Friday during The Salton Sea Speed Week, marking the first history-making moment on the water since the 1980s. “The Salton Sea is officially back,” said event promoter and race director Ross Wallach of RPM Racing Enterprises.
The three-day event kicked off Friday at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area in North Shore.
Though the day started slow because of windy conditions and choppy water, about a dozen boats hit the water by sunset seeking to shatter national and world records.
The first and only boat driver to do so Friday: Dave Bryant of Mesa, Ariz. “I could remember back in the day when I was younger hearing about the races they had out here,” Bryant said. “I’m glad to have finally come out to participate in one myself. It’s a great place to run.”
Bryant, who drives “Wild Child,” a super stock sprint boat, set a world record for his class with 125.509 mph.
Check out the rest of this story from MyDesert.com, which includes a video of the race, by clicking here.
Modest plan to aid Salton Sea moves ahead as a much larger one is stalled
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 5, 2008 at 7:50 amFrom MyDesert.com:
Officials are moving ahead with a modest effort to preserve the Salton Sea’s birds, fish and plants, as a larger, multibillion- dollar plan to restore the sea sits stalled in Sacramento.
Representatives from the state departments of Water Resources and Fish and Game outlined Thursday a “Species Conservation Habitat” plan during a public meeting in Palm Desert.
The plan aims to create 2,400 acres of shallow, saline ponds at the exposed playa bed where the Salton Sea is expected to recede, adding islands and rocky surfaces for the species to use. The first 800 acres could be ready by 2012, said Jerry Boles, of the California Department of Water Resources.
Read more from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
Boaters ready to rock this weekend at the Salton Sea Speed Race
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 4, 2008 at 7:38 amFrom MyDesert.com:
Don’t blink, or you may miss out on the biggest event at the Salton Sea in more than two decades.
Nearly 100 boat enthusiasts from Florida to Washington are expected to attend the American Power Boat Association/Union International Motonautique Salton Sea Speed Race this weekend.
“People are coming from all over the country to set speed records,” said event promoter Ross Wallach, owner of RPM Racing Enterprises. “Anyone can come out to the Salton Sea and set a record for his/her class and be recognized nationally and worldwide.”
Read more from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
Salton Sea Speedweek on tap
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 3, 2008 at 6:24 amFrom the Imperial Valley Press:
Ross Wallach, president and owner of RPM Racing Enterprises, says he’s heard all the rumors and talk about the Salton Sea being a dead sea, but this weekend he plans to show how alive it really is.
For the first time since the 1970s, speed boats will take to the sea as they try to break and establish new speed records.
“I’ve heard people talking about the sea, but I’ve been down there and I know there’s plenty of uses for the Salton Sea,” Wallach said. “This weekend we figure on having between 50 and 100 boats and I think we’re going to see a lot of records set.”
Officially called the “2008 Salton Sea Speedweek presented by Centurion Boats,” the event will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Salton Sea’s recreation park in the North Shore area. It will follow rules and guidelines set by the American Power Boat Association and the Union of International Motonautique.
Read more from the Imperial Valley Press by clicking here.
Speak up on Salton Sea, urges editorial
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 2, 2008 at 7:44 amFrom MyDesert.com, this editorial:
For many months, we have urged local leaders and residents to get involved in the future of the Salton Sea by contacting elected officials in Sacramento to help them understand that the demise of California’s largest lake will have a negative impact on the entire region — not just the Coachella and Imperial valleys.
On Thursday, state officials will be in Palm Desert to update valley residents. This is an opportunity to not only learn about what is happening with the Salton Sea, but also let officials of the state departments of Water Resources and Fish and Game know that the valley remains committed to a restoration plan that makes sense, is well-funded, gets going in a meaningful way and continues to be a priority for years to come.
We urge residents to attend this informational program.
The sea is shrinking. Because of the water’s high levels of salinity, the area is in danger of becoming a dust bowl that will release harmful toxins into the air. It will recede considerably by 2018, when water transfers will halt most agricultural runoff.
Part of the problem is that it will take millions of dollars to restore the Salton Sea. Its distance from more populated areas also works against the effort. But this area is important to the state. Negative impact from the dying Salton Sea will stretch far and wide. Its demise will not only harm wildlife and our health, but it will hurt the statewide economy when tourists stop visiting.
Read the rest of this editorial from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
Coachella Valley Agencies offering progress updates on the Salton Sea at Thursday meeting
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 30, 2008 at 7:18 amFrom MyDesert.com:
The Salton Sea might have fallen off the radar in Sacramento, but it’s still on the map in the Coachella Valley’s backyard. And it still faces an ever-worsening ecological crisis that could have huge environmental impacts locally.
A multi-billion-dollar plan to restore the sea is stalled in the Legislature. But lesser, quieter progress toward at least the beginnings of a solution continues, officials said.
On Thursday, the state departments of Water Resources and Fish and Game will update the public on activities at the sea.
“It’s been a year since we’ve been out to the public, so we felt it was time to get back out there, let them know there’s work that’s been going on and what that work has been,” said Kim Nichol, an environmental program manager with the Department of Fish and Game.
The mysterious lost ship of the Mojave
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 28, 2008 at 8:52 amFrom Enviromental Graffitti:
Intrepid explorer Charley Clusker treks across a desolate landscape, never taking his eyes off the horizon should he loose track of his precious path. Parched and dry from the desert winds and scorching sun, the emergence of a tall ship would ordinarily seem nothing more than a mirage, but Clusker knows that this strange, hazy vision before him is no trick off the mind. Senses in check he heads towards the marooned vessel, with increasing vigor on every step. He has found exactly what he was looking for – the mythical Lost Ship of the Mojave.
Legends say that deep in California’s Salton Sea Basin lies an ancient tall ship filled with pearls and other goodies that would make a pirate’s Christmas. And, although there are a number of theories, no one knows for sure where the ship came from or how it got there.
The first story dates back to the early 1600s when King Phillip of Spain sent a fleet to the western coast of Mexico to dive for pearls, which at the time could fetch a pretty penny. The group didn’t find as many pearls as they thought they would, so when they came across a Native American village that had baskets of the round beauties just lying around they offered lush European garments in exchange for scores of pearls.
When it came to the trade, however, the Spanish duped the Native Americans and swapped the pearls for rags instead. Outraged, the tribe attacked the ship as it tried to set sail, wounding the captain who ordered the two other ships in the fleet to continue looking for pearls in the Gulf of California. Here it’s thought one of the ships struck a reef and was sunk, but before it was completely submerged the crew ferried all the treasures to the one remaining ship. It carried on up the Colorado River and into the Salton Sea where it met its demise.
Read more from Enviromental Graffitti by clicking here.
Boat racing returns to Salton Sea during Speed Week, Dec. 5,6 and 7
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 25, 2008 at 11:04 pmFrom the Palo Verde Valley Times:
The “fastest water” in the world will play host to the American Power Boat Association’s Kilo races at the Salton Sea, Dec. 5, 6 and 7. The Salton Sea is 35 miles long and 15 miles wide, making it the largest body of water in California.
The elevation of 227 feet below sea level with water 25 percent saltier than the ocean makes the Salton Sea a boat racer’s dream come true.
Throughout the history of boat racing, many world records have been set here due to the high level of buoyancy and low atmospheric pressure. This year’s “Bonneville” style event will see some of the fastest boats in the whole country and possibly even the entire world. Records will be set.
Read more from the Palo Verde Valley Times by clicking here.
Imperial Irrigation District backs State’s plan for the Salton Sea
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2008 at 10:54 pmFrom KXO Radio, news from the Imperial Irrigation District, who up until now, has not backed the state’s restoration plan:
Until this week. IID General Manager Brian Brady said it was time to get on board with efforts to save the dieing Sea. Brady said he had put together a resolution of support for the preferred restoration plan the Directors could back without going back on their concerns. The District refuses to commit to a specific amount of water to be injected into the Salton Sea. The IID stand is that the Salton Sea is an Agriculture sump to collect run-off, in whatever amount that might be.*
Brady also acknowledged that there were factors that made the state’s plan objectionable, changing the plan now would take a lot of time, something that is not on the side of the Imperial & Coachella valleys. More from KXO Radio by clicking here.
*Yes folks, that is officially so, by the way. The Salton Sea was designated an official agricultural sump by order of President Wilson in the 1920’s.
Imperial Irrigation District urges action on Salton Sea
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 20, 2008 at 6:18 amFrom the Imperial Valley Press:
The Imperial Irrigation District is attempting to prod the state into action on Salton Sea restoration so that the district can begin the transition from fallowing to efficiency-based conservation.
The IID Board of Directors voted unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting on a resolution urging the state to fulfill its obligations. “This resolution says specifically what the district is for,” said IID General Manager Brian Brady.
Brady called for the resolution at last week’s board meeting, saying the board needed to push harder in order to get the state to act. This resolution, Brady said, was an improvement on previous ones that only defined parts of restoration efforts that the district was against.
The move came as Brady said that a previously dead piece of legislation regarding restoration may be on the path to revival. The bill, proposed by state Sen. Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, aims to establish a sea restoration council and charge it with developing and financing restoration efforts.
Read more from the Imperial Valley Press by clicking here.
Rep. Mary Bono Mack talks about Salton Sea restoration and the federal government’s role
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 9, 2008 at 6:43 amRepresentative Mary Bono Mack, heading back to Washington, shares her thoughts on the role of the federal government in Salton Sea restoration in this interview in the Desert Sun:
Q. Do you think the Salton Sea will get more federal attention in the new Congress and with the new Obama administration?
A. Let me say something about my colleagues, Sens. (Barbara) Boxer and (Dianne) Feinstein. We got $30million in the last water bill for the Salton Sea. The problem is really not the federal government as much as it is the state government.
The QSA legislation put the ball in the state’s court. They’re not playing with it; they’re sitting back and punting it.
(State) Sen. Denise Ducheny has done a fantastic job. She’s been a great partner.
The solution has to begin with local control of the sea. If we can push legislation at the federal level that puts control at the Salton Sea Authority level, I will do that.
I’m happy to have the Army Corps of Engineers involved. They are excited to get involved and actually move dirt and implement a solution, if we can all come to agreement.
The problem with the Salton Sea is the state budget crisis, and the federal budget crisis second to that.
The perfect has become the enemy of the good. Everybody wants the perfect Salton Sea solution, and they don’t realize there is no perfect solution. At some point in time, we need to sign off, because there is a timeline for the sea. It’s going to be completely dead before we can get a project if we don’t move soon.
Read the full text of the interview with Mary Bono Mack by clicking here.
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.”
More from the Imperial Valley Press by clicking here.
Study: Numerous pesticides in rivers feeding Salton Sea
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 6, 2008 at 3:43 pmFrom MyDesert.com:
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey found even more pesticides in the rivers feeding the Salton Sea.
The studies, more sophisticated than those conducted in 2001 and 2003, found 25 pesticides in the water and 34 in sediments of the Alamo and New rivers, which originate in Mexico and give the sea about 80 percent of its inflows.
“They’ve looked for more, and they’ve found more,” said Jim Nickles, spokesman for USGS’s California Water Science Center.
“They had more advanced laboratory techniques so they were able to detect compounds at lower concentrations.”
MyDesert.com promises a full story tomorrow, but you can read the rest of this short article by clicking here. You can also read the USGS Report by clicking here.
Utilities putting new energy into geothermal sources
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 3, 2008 at 6:47 amFrom the Los Angeles Times:
Not far from the blinking casinos of this gambler’s paradise lies what could be called the Biggest Little Power Plant in the World.
Tucked into a few dusty acres across from a shopping mall, it uses steam heat from deep within the Earth’s crust to generate electricity. Known as geothermal, the energy is clean, reliable and so abundant that this facility produces more than enough electricity to power every home in Reno, population 221,000.
“There’s no smoke. Very little noise,” said Paul Thomsen, director of policy and business management for Ormat Technologies Inc., which owns the operation. “People don’t even know it’s here.”
Geothermal energy may be the most prolific renewable fuel source that most people have never heard of. Although the supply is virtually limitless, the massive upfront costs required to extract it have long rendered geothermal a novelty. But that’s changing fast as this old-line industry buzzes with activity after decades of stagnation.
More than 80% of the country’s geothermal power lies in California, with 22 geothermal plants operating in the Geysers, 75 miles north of San Francisco, and the Salton Sea with 10 plants; more are planned. The potential of geothermal energy is huge:
Greenhouse gas emissions are minimal in geothermal operations, and the size of the fuel supply defies imagination. There is 50,000 times more heat energy contained in the first six miles of the Earth’s crust than in all the planet’s oil and natural gas resources, according to the environmental organization Earth Policy Institute.
The challenge is extracting it. Geothermal energy production requires three things: heat from the Earth’s core, fractured rock to make it easy to get to and water to transport the heat to the surface.
Traditionally, developers have sought out pockets of hot water and steam hidden underground. Prime areas lie along continental plate boundaries, which is why California is such a hotbed.
Still, these reservoirs can be tricky to pinpoint. They’re also expensive to reach. A geothermal well can cost $5 million or more. The result: The U.S. currently derives less than 0.5% of its electricity from geothermal.
Some say the key to harnessing this energy source on a massive scale lies with a technology known as enhanced geothermal systems, or EGS for short. The idea is to engineer the necessary conditions by pumping water into the Earth’s crust and fracturing the hot rocks below. Heat from the Earth warms the water, whose resulting steam is channeled back to the surface, powering turbines to create electricity. The water is then pumped back underground.
Read more from the Los Angeles Times by clicking here.
Imperial Group thwarted by ruling; “asks IID to partner with the Imperial Group to seize state funding for the Salton Sea restoration”
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 31, 2008 at 5:29 amFrom the Imperial Valley Press:
A judge struck down the Imperial Group’s latest move in its lawsuit against the Imperial Irrigation District because it violated court procedure, IID attorney Jeff Garber said. “It was inconsistent with (the judge’s) orders,” Garber said of the group’s complaint.
A formal order will be released in about a week with the judge’s decision, but Garber said he made his intentions clear in a hearing Thursday.
This case has been dragging on for years - the Imperial Group first sued IID in 2004. In an interesting twist, apparently the Imperial Group wants to seize state funding for the Salton Sea restoration (is that even possible?) Check it out:
Meanwhile, as the court case inches along, the Imperial Group has sent a letter to Garber requesting IID recognize “common ground” it shares with the Imperial Group. The letter states IID has made public statements indicating it supports state funding for Salton Sea restoration and straight-line allocation for water rationing, two positions the letter says the Imperial Group agrees with.
The letter then asks IID to partner with the Imperial Group to seize state funding for the Salton Sea restoration. For the water allocation, the letter asks IID “authorize the technical people on all sides to a free exchange of information so that real-world solutions can be found.” It goes on to state the Imperial Group is not interested in an agreement that provides litigation relief, only one that resolves “real-world issues.”
Garber said the letter serves no legal purpose, and further, he does not see the point in IID partnering with a group that is suing it.
“It is impossible to comprehend the meaning of all of (Imperial Group attorney) Mr. (Patrick) Maloney’s comments in this letter,” Garber said. “Of course, IID strongly desires that the state fulfill its obligation to restore the Salton Sea. However, Mr. Maloney’s suggestion that IID partner with his clients, who are now suing IID, to seize state assets is pretty bizarre.”
More from the Imperial Valley Press by clicking here.
Salton Sea’s leases might end
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 5, 2008 at 6:20 amFrom the Imperial Valley Press:
At the shore of the Salton Sea, a several-foot-wide strip of land crunches underfoot. Fish scales, heads, even full skeletons litter a shoreline where the water has rapidly receded over the past several years.
And yet the sea remains a tourist destination in the fall and winter months. “We get pretty busy. We get a lot of people here,” Rosa Reagles said. “They love the desert. People like to come out and see the desert and see the Salton Sea.” Reagles is assistant general manager for the Salton Community Services District.
Reagles, along with Dennis Reiger, president of real estate company Executive Homes, are trying to develop the Salton Sea, to turn it into a thriving community year-round, as well as boost tourism for the snowbirds that come to roost. But the land they want to develop is leased from the Imperial Irrigation District. The 50-year-old leases expire in October 2009, and the IID is unsure whether it is going to renew them. Until a decision is made, Reagles’ and Reiger’s projects are halted.
“We would lose the restaurant, we would lose the RV park,” Reagles said, if the IID did not renew the leases.
At issue is whether the properties will be flooded:
Whether or not the Imperial Irrigation District decides to renew a group of leases around the Salton Sea depends largely on whether or not those properties are likely to flood. “The IID cannot be put in a position where we’re going to be liable for more flooding,” said IID board President John Pierre Menvielle.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the sea level rose dramatically and several IID-leased properties flooded. Residents sued the IID and the board passed a resolution to no longer lease properties below a certain elevation, 220 feet below sea level, where a study showed the sea was unlikely to rise above.
The IID was held responsible partially because of the unique nature of the Salton Sea.
Read more from the Imperial Valley Press by clicking here and here.
Salton Sea could become a tourist destination
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 4, 2008 at 6:14 amFrom MyDesert.com:
Consider a scenario in which the sea is fully restored and the Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Indians undertakes the construction of a combination hotel, casino and marina on the Salton Sea waterfront. Such a move could begin a vibrant resurgence of development at the sea and the surrounding area including the Coachella Valley.
The marina should cater to all kinds of boat owners with boat slips for small sailboats and motorboats, a launching area, a cleaning area, and a place for seasonal storage.
To bring about success for such a venture, qualified promotion agents should prepare a long range promotion plan; all involved should apply whatever effort is necessary to carry out that plan.
All of this would bring people to this area instead of to the river. Residential construction would follow along with the usual commercial opportunities, as well as the attendant property tax and sales tax revenue. Employment possibilities would be extensive.
This is just one scenario that could occur. However, such a scenario could not be accomplished at all if the state were to implement its current “preferred alternative.“
That plan attempts to “restore” only 20 percent of the sea and leaves the rest to become a dust bowl requiring up to $140 million annually for dust mitigation, an expense that goes on forever. That plan destroys the sea in a way that makes any future attempt at recovery impossible.
Read Richard Speed’s plan to implement his vision from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
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