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| 2025 |
Salton Sea
Water began flowing into the first phase of the SCH complex of shallow ponds.
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| November 2024 |
Salton Sea
Salton Sea Management Program annual report measured salinity ranging from 68,000 to 86,000 mg/L, which is double the salinity of the Pacific Ocean.
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| October 2024 |
Salton Sea
Announced expansion of the SCH project with $70 million in federal funding for improving drought infrastructure.
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| 2023 |
Salton Sea
A report was published measuring the Salton Sea's surface area at 318 square miles
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| November 2022 |
Salton Sea
The federal government committed to spending $250 million over four years for the Salton Sea restoration project.
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| January 2021 |
Salton Sea
Construction began on the Species Conservation Habitat (SCH) Project at the small delta of the New River, creating ponds and wetlands to control salinity and support aquatic life.
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| 2020 |
Salton Sea
Greg Bassenian released the documentary 'Miracle in the Desert: The Rise and Fall of the Salton Sea', exploring the sea's origin, real estate history, and current environmental crisis.
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| June 2020 |
Salton Sea
A fire in Niland caused significant damage, displacing 112 people and reducing the town's estimated population to 500.
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| February 2020 |
Salton Sea
The California Natural Resources Agency completed the Bruchard Road Dust Suppression Project, the first dust suppression project under the Salton Sea Management Program.
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| November 2019 |
Salton Sea
An emergency was declared due to the heavily polluted New River that empties into the Salton Sea, with hopes of accelerating restoration projects and obtaining federal funding.
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| September 2019 |
Salton Sea
A report revealed a dramatic decline in fish population, noting that 20 years earlier there were 100 million fish, but now over 97% of those fish are gone due to increasing salinity.
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| December 2018 |
Salton Sea
National Geographic Society released a report highlighting concerns about the Salton Sea's reducing water input, increasing salinity, and potential negative impacts on migratory bird populations.
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| August 2018 |
Salton Sea
The Salton Sea Management Program: Phase 1: 10 Year Plan was initiated.
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| July 2018 |
Mount Signal Solar
Mount Signal 3, a 328 MWDC (254 MWAC) solar power station, was completed. First Solar provided Series 4 thin-film solar panels, and NEXTracker supplied NX Horizon smart solar tracker systems for this phase.
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| April 2018 |
Salton Sea
The first state-funded project, the Torres-Martinez Wetland Project, was completed, restoring shallow wetlands along the northern edge of the sea that were destroyed by a massive storm in 2012.
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| April 2018 |
Salton Sea
Bombay Beach was reported to be experiencing a rebirth, with an influx of artists, intellectuals, and hipsters transforming it into a bohemian playground.
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| January 1 2018 |
Salton Sea
Water flow into the Salton Sea reduced by 40% as the 15-year mitigation period ended per the 2003 water transfer agreement.
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| 2017 |
Salton Sea
Deadline approached for ending additional mitigation water to the Salton Sea under the water transfer agreement.
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| 2017 |
Salton Sea
Birdwatchers reported a significant disappearance of American white pelicans, double-crested cormorants, and eared grebes from the Salton Sea ecosystem.
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| March 2017 |
Salton Sea
The Natural Resources Agency released the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP), proposing habitat restoration and dust suppression projects by 2028.
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| 2016 |
Salton Sea
Two works featuring the Salton Sea were created: the short documentary 'The Useless Sea' and Weyes Blood's album 'Front Row Seat to Earth', which had a cover photographed at the location.
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| 2016 |
Salton Sea
The dystopian film The Bad Batch used the Salton Sea area as a filming location for its surreal wasteland setting.
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| 2015 |
Salton Sea
The Salton Sea Task Force was formed by Governor Jerry Brown's administration to address the sea's environmental challenges.
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| 2014 |
Salton Sea
Imperial Irrigation District and Imperial County petitioned the California State Water Resources Control Board to address water replenishment obligations for the Salton Sea.
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| 2012 |
Salton Sea
A storm churned the biomass on the sea bottom, causing odors that reached the Los Angeles Basin.
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| 2012 |
Mount Signal Solar
Construction begins on the first phase of the Mount Signal Solar project.
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| 2011 |
Salton Sea
Bombay Beach and surrounding areas began to be reinvented as a destination for desert art.
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