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Salt
was actually removed from the Salton sea in 2001 for the
first time after many years of studies when an Enhanced
Evaporation System began operations at the former Salton
Sea Test Station.
At
the urging of the Congressional Salton Sea Taskforce, a
number of existing technologies have been adapted and
tested as vehicles to enhance evaporation and export
salt from the Sea.
The
system, actually modified snowmaking equipment and mine
waste disposal systems, was tested by the Bureau of
Reclamation for over a year and shown to be effective in
precipitating salt. However, energy costs for these
systems are high and air quality issues were problematic
as well. The site is now being used for testing salt
disposal systems that will be critical to future
restoration plans for the Sea. The Authority has
contributed about $2 million to support these efforts. |
