The California Salton Sea Management Program celebrated a major milestone Thursday with the filling of the Species Conservation Habitat (SCH) Project’s East Pond Expansion, located at the southern end of the Salton Sea. … This expansion adds essential habitat for birds and fish while contributing to dust suppression in surrounding communities. Since early April, water has been flowing into the original East Pond. Now, the adjacent East Pond Expansion brings the total restored habitat to approximately 2,010 acres. With the completion of this phase, the SCH project’s footprint now reaches nearly 5,000 acres. Plans are underway to expand even further—adding another 4,500 acres through the development of Center and West Ponds, currently in the design phase. Once completed, the SCH will encompass over 9,000 acres.

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