Salton Sea Magazine Premier Issue Spring 2024

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State of California Salton Sea Management Program
The SSMP team shared its near-term plans for interim projects to help
control dust with the release of the Dust Suppression Action Plan in July
2020. The plan is a guidance document that outlines 9,800 acres of
project planning areas on exposed lakebed around the Salton Sea,
identifies potential dust suppression concepts, and describes the steps
needed to transition from concept to on-the-ground implementation over
the next few years.
Since the state is not a significant landowner around the Salton Sea,
collaboration with various land-owning entities is critical to the SSMP
team’s ability to implement projects. Land-access agreements and permits
must be secured before soil testing or construction work begins. As a
result, the SSMP is prioritizing work to secure land access in areas with
the highest emissivity potential. These projects will help control dust and
limit Sea-related impacts on air quality for communities such as Salton
City, Bombay Beach and North Shore. Projects are in the planning stage
at six sites for which land access is expected shortly: Clubhouse, Tule
Wash, San Felipe Fan, Bombay Beach and Bombay Beach West, and
North Shore.
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