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When: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Who: by Lee Case, Chief Scientist & Doug Barnum, Science Coordinator
What: Restoring California's "Inland Sea"
Status of efforts to restore the Salton Sea
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The Salton Sea is California's largest lake and has a surface elevation
about 230 feet below sea level
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The Salton Sea is a terminal lake—it has no outlets, inflows are
principally from agricultural drainage, and its salinity is about 30% greater
than the Pacific Ocean
- This "inland sea", a critical stop for migratory birds
on the Pacific and Central Flyways, is used by more than 400 species of birds
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Proposed water transfers will result in loss of aquatic and wetland
habitat, increased salinity, and degraded regional air quality unless
mitigation actions are taken
Where: USGS, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, Conference Room A, Bldg 3, Menlo Park, California
Public Info: Please visit our USGS Evening Public Lecture website: http://online.wr.usgs.gov/calendar to download a colorful flyer or see current information and past lectures.
Contact: Amelia Barrales, abarrales2@..., or 650-329-5136
Amelia Barrales
U.S. Geological Survey
WR Office of Communications
345 Middlefield Road, M/S 144
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-329-5136
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