Salton Sea
I have always been somewhat fascinated by the Salton Sea and it's history. I am heading that way(not in the RV) and was thinking about cutting over and checking it out. In trying to find info online...
Forum Discussion
Visit the Salton Sea before it partially disappears. The lake is receding and the chances of fully rehabilitating the lake is practically nil.
Most of the runoff from farming no longer works its way into the lake since farmers in the area started selling much of their water to San Diego. We are in our fourth year of drought in CA and there is no available water that can be used for the lake. It is estimated that it will cost close to $9 billion dollars to clean up the toxic stew that will become exposed as the lake dries up.
What we will probably end up with is a handful of smaller lakes or lagoons to accommodate the many migratory birds that visit Salton Sea every year.
Salton Sea was accidentally created when a canal broke and flooded the area with Colorado River water for two years over 100 years ago. That water would have eventually evaporated if it wasn't for Congress designating the lands within the Salton basin below -220 feet as storage for wastes and seepage water from irrigated lands in Imperial valley.
What we have now is basically a stinking open sewer.
Most of the runoff from farming no longer works its way into the lake since farmers in the area started selling much of their water to San Diego. We are in our fourth year of drought in CA and there is no available water that can be used for the lake. It is estimated that it will cost close to $9 billion dollars to clean up the toxic stew that will become exposed as the lake dries up.
What we will probably end up with is a handful of smaller lakes or lagoons to accommodate the many migratory birds that visit Salton Sea every year.
Salton Sea was accidentally created when a canal broke and flooded the area with Colorado River water for two years over 100 years ago. That water would have eventually evaporated if it wasn't for Congress designating the lands within the Salton basin below -220 feet as storage for wastes and seepage water from irrigated lands in Imperial valley.
What we have now is basically a stinking open sewer.
