I have been attending a series of four lectures at the Imperial Valley College (IVC) about a dying Salton Sea, the largest lake in California, and the potential catastrophic and environmental threat it presents to the health and welfare of Imperial County residents and communities. … One of the most salient and distressing lectures were by UCR researchers whose ongoing studies of the lake, and contaminants contained in the surface water and in the middle of the lake bed obtained through sample cores clearly show that in the near future if solutions are not implemented soon, this region will experience dire health consequences.
–Written by Calexico Chronicle guest columnist Victor Zazueta.