Water flows for the first time at major Salton Sea habitat project
For the first time, water is flowing into the Species Conservation Habitat Project at California’s beleaguered Salton Sea—creating vital refuge for shorebirds and bringing much-needed relief from airborne dust in nearby communities. … The state-run Salton Sea Management Program announced the water flows into the project’s east pond in early May. The inflow is a mix of water from the Salton Sea and the New River. This is the first step in the watering of the project. Toward the end of the month, state officials expect to begin watering the East Pond 1 Expansion Pond. Together, these ponds will provide about 2,000 acres of new habitat for migrating shorebirds, waterfowl and other waterbirds. … The flooding will substantially reduce acreage of playa, exposed lakebed that that can send clouds of windborne dust blowing into nearby communities.
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