April 2, 2025: Salton Sea Management Project
Salton Sea Management Program Update: Water Reaches First Pond of Major Restoration Effort
As the largest restoration effort at the Salton Sea—the Species Conservation Habitat (SCH) Project—continues to expand, we’ve reached a critical milestone: water is now flowing into the first pond, known as the East Pond. This month, a mix of Salton Sea and New River water began filling the East Pond. Once full by the end of May, water will begin flowing into the adjacent East Pond 1 Expansion Pond.
Together, these ponds will support approximately 2,000 acres—just over three square miles—of restored habitat. This is a major step toward the broader goal of improving conditions across 29,800 acres of aquatic habitat and dust suppression projects at the Salton Sea.
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