Salton Sea Unit

The Salton Sea Unit supports the California Natural Resources Agency’s Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) created by Governor Brown’s Salton Sea Task Force to address the urgent public and ecological health issues resulting from the drying and shrinking of the Salton Sea. The health issues, including hazardous air quality from dust emissions and loss of important wildlife habit, are a result of the farm-to-urban water transfers set in place by a 2003 water rights agreement, called the Quantification Settlement Agreement [QSA]).

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Reports & Publications
- Preliminary Review Draft Salton Sea Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Plan
- Quality Assurance Quality Control Plan for the Salton Sea Air Monitoring Network (2010)
- Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA)
- Review and Recommendations of Methods for Monitoring Desert Pupfish (Cyprinidon macularius) Presence and Abundance
- Salton Sea Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Plan
- Salton Sea Management Program – Phase I: 10-Year Plan (2017)
Contact Information
CA Department of Water Resources
Integrated Regional Water Management
Salton Sea Unit
901 P Street, Room 411-A
Sacramento, CA 95814
email: SaltonSea@water.ca.gov