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<br />Land Letter <br /> <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />"'\.-- <br />.,.~, II <br /> <br />In a statement, California Gov. Gray Davis (D) said he was "greatly encouraged by the favorable reaction of <br />the Department of the Interior" to the QSA agreement. "Even more encouraging is Interior's willingness to <br />be flexible and innovative in dealing with issues surrounding the Salton Sea." <br /> <br />Interior intends to complete review of the QSA documents by April 30. <br /> <br />Click here to download the letter. <br /> <br />Salton Sea Authority board backs North Lake restoration plan <br /> <br />Meanwhile, the Salton Sea Authority Board of Directors last week voted to proceed with a plan that would <br />essentially divide California's largest lake in two. The so-called North Lj;lke altern~tlve would create a <br />saltwater lake in the northern part of the Salton Sea with a...s.ingle, 8.5 mile d~l1!.. A canal or channel would <br />lead from the lake to a desalination plant and brine pool in the south. <br /> <br />SSA is working on a Salton Sea restoration plan to combat rising saline levels, deteriorating lake conditions <br />and the projected loss of up to 300,000 acre-feet of water in the water transfer. <br /> <br />"The North Lake proposal would result in a smaller, c1e~ner sea than under present conditions, with ~ <br />stabilized at ocean water levels and a ~t~hle water 51lrf~ce near the current shoreline elevation," an SSA <br />report said. The proposal would also preserve key habitat areas, recreational opportunities and better <br />control odor from the lake (Land Letter, April 3). <br /> <br />Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson, who is also an SSA board member, said, "We have reviewed <br />countless studies and proposals, and ~ we have somethina we can move forward on. The North Lake <br />concept comes closest to any that we have seen to meet wildlife and recreation objectives plus helping to <br />satisfy southern California water supply needs." <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENT &. ENERGY DAILY * GREENWIRE * LAND LETTER * E&.E PUBLISHING, LLC <br /> <br />,& PI BLISIII\(;, LLC <br /> <br />122 C. St. NW, Ste. 722 Washington, D.C. 20001 <br />E-mail: pubs@eenews.net . Phone: 202-628-6500 <br />All contents@2003 E&E Publishing, LLC. <br /> <br />http://www.eenews.net/Landletter/Backissues/041003/04100309.htm <br /> <br />4/10/2003 <br />