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Local Agencies Approve Salton Sea Accord (Imperial Valley Press)

Imperial County and IID pledge to work together to seek federal, state and local funds to develop the lake’s geothermal energy area

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors on Tuesday formalized its push to restore the Salton Sea and transform the area into an energy producer with its unanimous approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the matter with the county of Imperial and the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District.

The County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the MOU at its public meeting earlier that day.

The document outlines how the three agencies will work together to address the decline of the Salton Sea and to avert widely feared environmental and economic consequences if nothing is done.

The county and IID pledge to work together to seek federal, state and local funds to develop the lake’s geothermal energy area and a commitment from the state to fund and construct an energy transmission line to give the IID the capacity to export energy generated in the area.

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