Category: News

Feb 15, 2023: Press Release: Senator Padilla Introduces Legislation To Create Salton Sea Conservancy. Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) today introduced Senate Bill 583, creating the Salton Sea Conservancy, unifying the state’s efforts to accomplish necessary and overdue preservation projects, protecting residents’ health, and fostering ecological recovery in the area.

Dec 21, 2022: CBS News: Water crisis looms over Southwest as Colorado River dries up. A water crisis is unfolding in the nation’s Southwest, as the Colorado River begins to dry up, the result of overconsumption, climate change and drought. Theodore Cooke, general manager of the Central Arizona Project, the state’s largest renewable water supply,…

Aug 14, 2022: CBS News: 60 Minutes: Southwest states facing tough choices about water as Colorado River diminishes. The drought-ridden Colorado River faces a critical situation, marked by the first-ever federal shortage declaration last summer, leading to water supply cuts in the Southwest. The river, vital for the region, sustains rapidly growing cities, fertile fields, and supports…

May 27, 2021: KESQ News Channel 3: Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project – Complete 30 min Special. Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project Full 30-Min Special. News Channel 3’s Angela Chen gives an inside look at Troubled Waters.