Salton Sea cleanup in jeopardy as states battle over Colorado River water
Updated 12:52 am, Friday, November 15, 2012
A cleanup at the Salton Sea was threatened Friday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the state and federal governments couldn’t agree on a plan to stop pollution.
A cleanup at the Salton Sea was threatened Friday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the state and federal governments couldn’t agree on a plan to stop pollution.
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A proposed federal plan to clean up the Salton Sea has stalled amid a legal battle between the federal government and five California counties over who will pay for the clean-up.
A proposed federal plan to clean up the Salton Sea has stalled amid a legal battle between the federal government and five California counties over who will pay for the clean-up.
Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
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A proposed federal plan to clean up the Salton Sea has stalled amid a legal battle between the federal government and five California counties over who will pay for the clean-up.
A proposed federal plan to clean up the Salton Sea has stalled amid a legal battle between the federal government and five California counties over who will pay for the clean-up.
Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
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A proposed federal plan to clean up the Salton Sea has stalled amid a legal battle between the federal government and five California counties over who will pay for the clean-up.
A proposed federal plan to clean up the Salton Sea has stalled amid a legal battle between the federal government and five California counties over who will pay for the clean-up.
Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
Salton Sea cleanup in jeopardy as states battle over Colorado River water
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Environmentalists who fear the Salton Sea may eventually turn from salt water to brackish water after a decades-long battle over a toxic mine in California could soon be set back by a conflict over Colorado River water between Colorado and California.
Officials in both states have said they want to preserve the river that feeds Lake Mead, which is part of the world’s biggest reservoir
