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Imperial County.
Salton Sea/Coachella Valley
(See also Indio/Indian Wells)
Is the Salton Sea romantic? Well, the area is certainly interesting. The Coachella Valley is a major date center, and dates are romantic, aren't they? All I can say is that we go there every year, but this place is not for everyone.
The Salton Sea, 35 miles long and 15 miles wide, is more saline than the ocean, and is almost as salty as the Great Lake in Utah. The surrounding area is agricultural fields and dry desert. Naturalists find it lovely, but it's an acquired taste. The Salton Sea is a man-made accident, formed when an irrigation canal collapsed in 1905. For a year and a half, ...
- Authority Develops Bonding Plan To Restore California's Salton Sea.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Saskal, Rich November 3, 2005 700+ words
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Salton Sea Authority is developing...finance preservation of the Salton Sea for recreation, wildlife...it is on a four-lane highway connecting the populated...sustainable, healthy Salton Sea would become an attractive...
- EDITORIAL: California Should Let Locals Deal with Salton Sea Recovery.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 27, 2004 700+ words
...recovery program for the Salton Sea ought to be a short one...under the umbrella of the Salton Sea Authority -- delivered...habitat, open space and highway planning. The locals...the state and feds. The Salton Sea project should be handled...
- Salton Sea Funding's 'BBB-' Debt Ratings Afmd by S&P.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 9, 1998 700+ words
...triple-'B'-minus debt rating on Salton Sea Funding Corp.'s senior secured...annual review and surveillance of the Salton Sea Funding's project. The ratings on the notes and bonds issued by Salton Sea Funding Corp., a wholly owned indirect...
- Draft Salton Sea Restoration Report Released.
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 19, 2006 700+ words
...Mike Chrisman today released a draft Salton Sea Restoration Report that includes eight...alternatives and how best to restore the Salton Sea ecosystem. "The release of this study...milestone in protecting the future of the Salton Sea and an important first step in finding...
- Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Plan Released.
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 25, 2007 700+ words
...Resources Mike Chrisman Sends $8.9 Billion Salton Sea Recovery Plan to the Legislature, Launches...Resources Mike Chrisman today delivered the Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Preferred Alternative...sets in motion a 75-year vision for Salton Sea restoration. Release of the ...
- Trends in the Region: California Officials Prepared to Spend Billions to Save...
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Saskal, Rich June 1, 2007 700+ words
...preferred plan to save at least part of the Salton Sea, an inland lake created by a levee break...San Diego, whose district includes the Salton Sea. The sea was created by a 1905 flood...flood filled up a basin to create the Salton Sea; its shoreline is more than 227 feet...
- California Resources Secretary Announces Funding for Salton Sea Ecosystem...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 15, 2005 700+ words
...Mike Chrisman today announced that the Salton Sea Authority will receive $750,000 for...project is part of the Resources Agency's Salton Sea ecosystem restoration study. "The state is strongly committed to restoring the Salton Sea ecosystem and the permanent protection...
- Draft Plans for Salton Sea Restoration Depend on Passage of Proposition 84 for...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 19, 2006 700+ words
...various alternatives for restoring the Salton Sea. The Yes on Proposition 84 campaign...the measure provides critical funds for Salton Sea restoration and related water quality...provides $47 million specifically for Salton Sea Authority restoration. An additional...
