Salton Sea included in $172 million in funding for ports and waterways projects
US Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced the US Army Corps of Engineers will receive $172.5 million in federal funding to help move forward critical water infrastructure projects in California. This funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act…. Highlights of California projects receiving funding include: $28 million to restore and revitalize the Los Angeles River. … $35 million for the San Joaquin River Basin to help reduce flood risk to the city of Stockton….$1.5 million for a Salton Sea feasibility study to facilitate the development of long-term solutions for public health and environmental impacts of the Salton Sea.