Community Meetings Held on Dust Suppression Planning around Salton Sea

Salton Sea Management Program Update — December 23, 2019

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State agencies sponsored two community meetings last week to engage residents in planning dust suppression projects around the Salton Sea.

The meetings, held in Mecca on December 17 and Salton City on December 18, featured updates on the Salton Sea Management Program, air quality data and the state’s efforts to develop a Dust Suppression Action Plan. Meeting materials, including the agenda and presentations, are available on the California Natural Resources Agency’s Salton Sea webpage.

About 80 community members attended the Mecca meeting, and approximately 70 attended the Salton City meeting. The state team plans to hold additional meetings in the southern and eastern areas of the Salton Sea in early 2020. … read more