Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2004021120
Lead Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Repository for agricultural drainage.
Zoning and general plan designations for these submerged lands are not designated by the local land use agencies with the exception of lands in the Torres Martinez Indian Reservation. Land uses adjacent to the Salton Sea include residential, agricultural, and open lands; zoning and general plan designations are consistent with these uses.
Document Description
The project was the preparation of the Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Study and the Draft Programmatic EIR, which are requirements of the Salton Sea Restoration Act and related legislation enacted in 2003 and 2004 to implement the Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement.
Contact Information
Name
Dale Hoffman-Floerke
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Imperial, Riverside
Cross Streets
Numerous
Total Acres
8,360 sq. miles
State Highways
I-8, I-10, 98, 86, 78, 111, 243
Railways
SPRR
Schools
Numerous
Waterways
Salton Sea, Alamo River, New River, Whitewater River, San Felipe Creek, and Salt Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (A variety of infrastructure related to ecosystem rest. activitie)
Local Actions
Planning Study
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian
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