Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project - Complete 30 min Special

[@Jaguargamingtemple]

wow. I can't believe this. real news and reporting. a actual well spoken and entertaining piece. love it

[@socksal]

You need an award for this. I'm going to watch you because you're a real investigative reporter.

[@annreed9690]

Wow wow. Finally someone is holding the government accountable for this mess! Amazing news story. Give this reporter a raise!

[@quintaeco]

Money pip for the rich and politicians with their cabal of ecologists. I've not one real project that can make a difference.

[@johnstuardo4895]

Impressive job Angela Congratulation! Now we have clear picture what is going on at Santon Sea.Thank you.

[@1283Stevo]

Wow, this was so cool and informative. I really hope you consider doing more like this.

[@TheHomesTeam]

Excellent piece of journalism! Well done.

[@rayandcarolsmotelbythesea9094]

It was so good to hear a news worthy story be told honestly and straight. Thank you for your interest in our area.

[@Challender]

Beautiful place with right action could be returned to a viable area.

[@Stan_Rich]

Thank you for making your vid. The more exposure & awareness of the Salton Sea’s plight and the dangerous effect it will have on so many people’s lives, nature & the environment, the better. In the early 70’s to late 70’s our family & friends enjoyed the west side of the Salton Sea around Salton City. We camped and off-roaded in Truck Haven. We even stayed at the Salton Sea RV Resort in Salton City that had covered & finished, natural mineral hot spring pools. The Sea was declining terribly even then. And many more I think “Bring the Pacific Ocean to The Salton Sea”, all through gravity flow is the best solution. From the Sea of Cortez using the dryed-out natural waterway from the Colorado River to the border at Calexico then tie into the existing Alamo River & New River flowing north (again all by gravity) that originally dumped into the Salton Sea but falls short now because of the receding shoreline) And build desalinization plants on each side of the border to benefit each country. Yes a few Billion Dollars for this. But look at the collasal benefit for all. Spend this now to benefit all. Because eventually it will be spent on legal compensation to all those affected if it is not brought back. Keep the faith and stay involved with the solution.

[@chrismccartney8668]

Superb Documentary..

[@richardscott1614]

Thank you for this report, I just recently purchased property on the Bombay beach as my perfect toxic paradise. Very pleasant presentation, informative.

[@PlantZxaddy]

Ty for giving more attention to the sea; I remember seeing tons of birds as a kid and now its pretty dead. Scared of the long term impacts the sea will continue to have on people’s health

[@eekman9823]

Super awesome reporting!

[@jamescabarr2921]

That sea would become a Lithium basin in the future when 2030 starts. It would be booming town again.

[@AmboyChamblis]

You should see it in 2049! 🥸

[@quintaeco]

yeah booming town like the lithium minds in Africa

[@benmontes7062]

Thank you for this document

[@B1G_B]

Many thanks for this special!

[@MichaBaroque]

Thats so cool! Im omw to the slabs next week, id love to mee you 😊 crystal hunting sounds like so much fun!

[@pamelaburgercarroll7936]

I really hope it gets better now, it’s a beautiful place 🙏❤️

[@computerbob06]

A great, very well balanced feature report. Well done. They should either let the Pacific back in - probably quite a cheap project, considering the reported figure of less $1b. Or, let it dry up and use the toxic dust/mud as part of a concrete mix, to solidify the bed to stop it blowing up in dust storms! Its only going to continue to dry up - 19 of the hottest years in recorded history have been in the last 20 years, the sea has no chance! Probably best to let the Pacific back in. Cover a lot of the sea in floating solar and use the power to desalinate the water and clean out the toxins, to be used on farm land! Done!

[@AngelinaJoy1]

You know maybe the people getting paid to do all the studies, testing and planning should get the money in installments with their final and biggest payment only being when they actually have a working plan implemented. Maybe it would weed out those who might not be committed and also inspire them to actually accomplish something in the end instead of milking the job until the money runs out. Also if California hasn't held up its end of the contract, threaten to divert the water back into the lake from agriculture. That might get their attention. I do hope they are able to get all their bureaucratic acts together to fix this, for all involved.

[@asleepbydawn137]

Are you f****ing kidding me?? You obviously don’t know how things work. Those people are so dedicated and work their asses off and most are given pennies with grants they can’t even live on. Stfu. What do YOU do???? Such an unintelligent and condescending thing to comment coming from the usual jerk sitting somewhere complaining, crapping on people, but offering nothing.

[@quintaeco]

Only people can fix this problem; don't count on the government; there is a way to begin, but who would listen? The Indian Tribes? Kenny Morrison from Ecomedia Compass? Few solutions exist that do not cost billions.

[@mplsmark222]

Great report. Interesting history. As I understand it this is basically was created by overflow from the Colorado river. With the future of the Colorado in such doubt, things look bleak. At this point, I should think the best use of any funds would be to mitigate and clean up the pollution that is there. Spending money to restore it as a tourist or even a livable area seems like a waste of money. It’s source of water is going away, might as well accept that, until nature swing back the other way. I wouldn’t hold my breath.

[@TheTrevelyansway]

Let's face it.. this issue is not even close to the top of the list of expensive problems faced by California. Things might be different if Sonny Bono missed that tree.

[@jdcaldwell5088]

I think you’re right on this what could’ve been

[@josron6088]

Who really cares about these problems. Let's find another country to invade.

[@n-xplorer]

I'm here at the Salton Sea now. Not surprising to see nothing has changed, the beach is still trashed with broken glass and old tires everywhere. Our government can't do anything except bring out the worst in people. Where are the volunteers for a beach cleanup? What happened to the millions of tax payer dollars to clean this place? California has the highest gas tax in the world, why are these roads such a mess?

[@robertrichard6107]

Use to traverse with a Semi from Imperial Valley along west side of Salton Sea up to I-10 at Coachella, closest I ever got. Stayed overnight in sleeper once west of lake, had a nice Sea Air smell, looked like lots of precautions to prevent dust storms was going on 2013, 14, 15...

[@Eric_Von_Zipper]

In the early 1980's me and my friend stopped at the salton sea for the night. We walked into the water to about our knees. When we got out of the water and our legs dried. There was a white film on our legs. I thought it was salty then. Now it is 66% higher in salt then it was back then. One of the coolest things that happened during about the same time period, was driving down the 111 hwy and seeing a B52 flying low over the water and then over the road. I was mighty cool seeing that,. The pilot was so low, I could see him flying by over the road.

[@bluedahliacharles]

We want more .... Please 🥺

[@joshuamoore24_7]

If they made a canal or aquaduct system with control valves from the Colorado River they could fill the Salton Sea and drain the excess water through a spillway and canal system into the Sea of Cortez.

[@oldcatmech]

There is a canal, the All American Canal, that runs on the east side of the Salton Sea. Back in the day when it was getting to much flow they had a drain that let the over flow to run into the Salton Sea, just passed Mecca. That canal runs all the way to Palm Springs. Oh, and there is a tunnel through the mountain to Hemet.They had talked about cutting a canal to the Sea of Cortez ( Gulf of California) to bring ocean water into the Salton Sea, because the sea is minus 230 feet, now more. I heard that the rise land between Mexico and the USA is like 46 feet above sea level (ocean level). So that your looking at taking the land down to even 20 feet below sea level and you could have a natural flow to the Salton Sea and would not need to pump it!! But that would take both Governments to come to an agreement.

[@wilsard]

sounds like it would be cheaper to give everyone $100,000 to move out and declare a disaster area.

[@enriquealbadelacorte1490]

Finally a real reason to wear a mask 😷

[@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606]

One million dead Americans would beg to differ with that. Anymore st*pid comments?

[@ronhoughton5147]

Please revive this area.

[@joshuamoore24_7]

If they dig a little bit of the canal to the Sea of Cortez each year and fill it top layer with concrete Reed bar some day the sea way to the Sea of Cortez would be completed 💯%!

[@raybruneau4726]

Good video

[@billbright1755]

Did they plant those fish originally or did they come in in the river flow? The 1905 flow.

[@pitsmcgoo]

Corvina is an ocean fish so common sense says they were planted.

[@desertsoldier41]

A Salton Sea "Restoration" would involve draining the lake and restoring the desert. The Salton Sea was formed because of an irrigation accident.

[@quintaeco]

@@inzane1260 and they still try to sell poisoned land as cheap real estate

[@josron6088]

Building a canal would make the most sense. But it will cost twice as much as the estimate. Everybody feeding at the trough. Look at the California High-Speed rail projects.

[@chrismccartney8668]

It can be done the Aral Sea is now slowly growing...

[@TWOCOWS1]

Bringing salty waters of the Pacific ocean into the Salton Sea is killing it faster. As the ocean water evaporates, it will add more and more salt to the Salton Sea. In a few years, it would be just a giant super salty mess, unusable to birds, and even the salt loving life forms.

[@heatherbowlan1961]

This salton Lake problem is everyone’s , everyone will suffer , please come TOGEATHER raise awareness ! I don’t think a lot off people know about this problem share this , make awareness it’s important !

[@garyentner6578]

Just think the San Andreas fault is right under the Salton Sea could it be all the weight of the water is holding the San Andreas fault from shifting again last time it shifted there was no lake

[@explorewithbigd2855]

I heard GM is going to mine it for Lithium.

[@charlesinglin]

Good report. I'm afraid that all that's going to happen is band-aid solutions until we face up to the fact there's no real answer that doesn't involve a lot of money and putting more water in the lake. I don't know where we're going to get either. Bringing in sea water has drawbacks, but at least it might help the dust problem.

[@quintaeco]

there are real answers but no real ears to listen

[@wanted-33]

The seven most worthless words you will ever hear, "We're the Government, we're here to help".

[@brucearterbury1856]

At 27:06 you dismiss the canal. Probably to give broadcasters and elected officials more time to buy up sea level properties to develop. Is that how elected officials get a cheaper rate for their reelection campaign advertising? By insider information?

[@MacMetal215]

All we need is some rain. Pray for rain

[@Marcsten]

Frankly if a canal can actually be dug for $800 million, construction should start tomorrow! California has the money and the alternative, doing nothing and facing tens of billions in losses and environmental catastrophe in the future looks like money well spent. Let Gavin Newsom know.

[@josephaugello1527]

That needs federal approval and approval by mexico to

[@mikehatter1800]

What about the Damn lake.How does this help

[@dougwheatley7266]

The money to restore the Salton Sea would be better spent and cheaper than a High Speed rail to nowhere.

[@leroyessel9132]

The Federal government just allocated one billion dollars for the failed high speed bullet train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco. This project will require roughly $85 billion dollars to complete not what the California taxpayer was promised. Consider how one billion dollars for importing gravity fed ocean water by improving existing canals and new ones would be far superior return on investment than rail road transportation.

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

Impossible to be done. It's a dumb as Joi

[@JoeinSeattle.]

This is some great fucking journalism !!

[@maxschon7709]

The canal from the Gulf of California would start in Mexico in a wildlife habitate. Then the Laguna salada is in parts below the sealevel but in many it is above. Anyhow if a canal is made they could win electricty from the constant flow of water into the lake.

[@blitztim6416]

Well it’s below sea level, and the ocean is not far away.

[@robertgentry9436]

Barnacles? I had been under the impression that’s fish bones the beach is covered with.

[@LWalks64]

It’s unbelievable that the Californian government is letting this happen. This makes me boiling mad 😡

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

Do NOT look to any government for assistance.

[@g10prodriver76]

How is Mexico sewage getting to Salton Sea?

[@quintaeco]

On average, the total water vapor content in the Earth's atmosphere is estimated to be around 12,900 cubic kilometers (km³), which is equivalent to about 3,092 cubic miles. Converting this volume to gallons: 1 cubic kilometer is approximately 264.172 billion gallons. 12,900 km³ * 264.172 billion gallons/km³ ≈ 3.407 trillion billion gallons LOTS OF WATER TO RECOVER

[@quintaeco]

I m just a simple engineer who makes 5000 liters a day for his homestead using nature

[@joshuamoore24_7]

If the Salton Sea dries up, I guess will call it the Salton Desert.

[@victorgomez-0341]

The restoration project had been given $millions or dollars and it has gotten worse. It is so simple to fix and profitable beyond belief. Get Elon musk on it he can figure it out.

[@goodguygto]

It is not ALL the Imperial County's fault! It's all the toxic waste (Human Waste, among other things) coming from Mexicali, Mexico!!🇲🇽

[@screwplanplaybook7121]

Forever chemicals never break down.

[@donaldcary7259]

I’ll buy 2 acres please🌆

[@tomclayton6875]

Why not use sea water to fill the Salton Sea? It's less saline and a healthy inland sea would not only stop the dust problem but a healthy sea could support fish, birds and a whole new ecosystem. Property values would rise and the 'lost quarter' of California could be resurrected. Dig tunnels and use pipes to pump seawater in and eventually out to give the Sea a proper flow. It would well be worth the investment.

[@blitztim6416]

Yes. But need Mexico’s approval.

[@drummerboy0626]

Definitely let the ocean in.. it'll rejuvenate that lake in a year or so.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Great review of the situation. The ONLY hope is the canal to the sea. Unfortunately, with the liberal crooked government, not likely to happen.

[@cade2561]

Nothing liberal about being crooked. They’re not the ones that don’t care about the environment. This is mainlythe fault of the people that made the canal and all the agriculture chems and maybe other tests

[@quintaeco]

there are other easier solutions

[@SoullessAIMusic]

i bet a lot of people still got paid. I think the salton sea is just a giant money pot for a lot of people. It's probably made plenty of government officials rich along the way.

[@SoullessAIMusic]

@@inzane1260 lol man made, you make it sound like it was on purpose. It was disaster made.

[@mdvwalker46]

Instersting how they blame elected officials not interested in helping the environment and the people.

[@brucearterbury1856]

25:17 you spoke about finger pointing. The old adage that you have 3- fingers pointing back at you applies here. Elected officials spend huge amounts of time raising money for their next election campaign… most of which goes to TV advertising.

[@rubya9128]

Ya basta de Roper Promesas ,Governador y Precidente de California tengo propiedad a qui en Salto sea . Se tiene que limpiar por la Salud de nuestro Recidentes en la Areà , Me esta ya llegando el Olor a qui en mi Otra Recidencia A qui en Palm Springs 🌴 distancia una hora.

[@jeffhardiman3957]

It's a shame that the California government have wasted so much money. And people keep voting them into office.

[@jerryriv07]

Lol I was just thinking... build a DESALINATION PLANT that pumps all the clean water that it recycled back into the lake... would that work 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@williampatrickfurey]

Believe wildlife could with a mix of coconut and possibly tamarisk, I don't think they've tried cheap solutions because that wouldn't leave money left over to take for very little work of planning/"commissioning" actual work to take place.

[@thedudeimbibes46]

The brine separated from the water, which would include salts and other toxin/contaminants, would have to go somewhere. I’ve heard rumor of Death Valley being considered for such use. Also saw a rather unique possibility of using solar heated buildings that would help in dissipating brine solution and leaving useable product.

[@gregorybacher2883]

A tunnel to the sea could be a Musk thing.

[@johnmcgrew7128]

Two years later and still NOTHING DONE!!!

[@handymanr4729]

Trusting a mining co to give back to the community it ravenges is asbout as smart as building a resort town in the middle of the dersert and exectiong it to survive. Seems its as easy as pumping saome water in from the colorasdo but we all know its dead. If only the ignorant usa could admit to its over-use of limited resources (liike water) and poor planning practices that don t work . It would seems theres a reason the indignenous lived there for thousands without issue, yet the white folk cant get through 300 yrs. But dont worry - its the same story here in Australia.

[@RandomsFandom]

The problem is greedy rich people who “own” the water, because they control the supply. I.e. tank girl...water and power

[@steveshaffer3759]

Bombay Beach hwy 111 Are we reaching over

[@joyaku3078]

CHINA SPENT 80 BILLIONS DOLLAR FOR TWO LINES 1257 KMS SOUTH TO NORTH WATER TRANSFER PROJECT BUT USA SPENDING 50 BILLIONS ANNUALY TO MAINTAIN ITS 800+ OVERSEA MILITARY BASES WHEN MANY USA INFRASTUCTURES NEED FUND FOR MAINTAINACE

[@AmboyChamblis]

Funny how they only show Palm Springs when shoing a city and not El Centro or Colexico! 😂

[@ToyoteroMundial]

Corruption has made millions vanish.

[@ronsmith7739]

This is a human made problem especially in San Diego, CA.

[@elsamuraiguapo]

Busty asian reporter is fire 🔥

[@juandartyy]

Can agriculture help

[@vernmoffett3077]

They want it to dry up so they can strip-mine it and then drill it and frack it. Who the fuck needs water anyways.

[@JerryVolkin]

We already frack recovery geothermal wells. Have been for many decades No problem with that here or elsewhere. Nothing to strip mine in Southern California at all. Facts, got any?

[@IDNHANTU2day]

MOVE!

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

don't h8 the playa, h8 the game

[@enriquealbadelacorte1490]

But 40 billon for war is ok 👍

[@donacianojuarez7717]

The government will came to take the lithium to do business whit it 😀 And the people living around there ? NO PROFIT? OR THEY GOIN TO TELL US TO MOVE MAYBE?

[@scottmonfort]

This type of positive and hopefull reporting is the previous century thinking. Just report on the facts and don't be so hopefull about any of the options or eloquatious about possible outcomes. The creative writing is rediculous and demeans real reporting standards.

[@TinaCook-mn4bi]

They could also stop stealing from the people and give them the capital they need.

[@salvadorgarcia4327]

The legend of the lost Spanish ship of Lake Cahuilla must be a myth, no evidence in the video shown, not even a Spanish conquistador steel helmet that would of baked their heads walking the 500 miles through the Sonoran Desert to San Miguel de Culiacan 'the closest Spanish settlement', not to mention all manner of other dangers along the way, and why would others watching them from atop desert hills would of cared to rendered them help or provisions ?

[@jackhandy4730]

Don't dump any Colorado River water into it.

[@richardfallert8793]

Leave it to politicians & certain rich people there will be disasters.

[@Truth-Be-Told-USA]

Newshit won't fix it

[@beckyunsatisfiedcustomer6391]

Elon Musk has now taken interest because of the lithium...

[@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606]

Salton sea project?? What project, they gave up on that since sonny bonono died

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

Why is Kerry Morrison talking? He has no technical background and is not qualified. THAT is one of the problems in the area. He is a distraction.

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

LOL - 3 upvotes!

[@leroyessel9132]

Many here in Los Angeles have been inspired by Kerry Morrison to save the Salton Sea.

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

@@leroyessel9132 Kerry is a failed musician and dj nothing more. He has accomplished nothing for the lake.

[@DARisse-ji1yw]

It began as an accident.

[@cadillac7969]

True where is the money? They used it on other things and also pocket the money!

[@chrispixx]

Just so it's clear as to why they are wearing masks, it's not because of hazardous dust from the Salton Sea. it's because of Covid. and California's stupid rule that you have to wear a mask outside, even with ZERO cases of outdoor transmission.

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

If you have a child with asthma, you should move from the area or be accused of child abuse. People move for health reasons all over the country. The lake is going away. Get it?

[@markharmon4963]

We are talking about a valley 45 miles long with billions invested and hundreds of thousands of people. And ongoing spread of the heavy metals.

[@markharmon4963]

The dust blows to LA and to Mexicali, depending on the wind direction. We made the mess. Time to clean it up.

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

@@markharmon4963 Factually no. Billions invested in what? The "heavy metals" are primarily naturally occurring selenium wretched to the surface due to geological faults along with asbestos that has interfered with many things throughout California. I had a parking lot in Sacramento that required asbestos removal during construction - on an area that had no previous development. The area in question is the newly exposed playa, hardly a topic for "hundreds of thousands".

[@Juneisthebestmonth]

@@markharmon4963 "The dust blows to LA and to Mexicali, depending on the wind direction. We made the mess. Time to clean it up" Do you have any technical proof that there are measurable and traceable amounts of "dust" (LOL) that reaches the ground level of LA in quantities that exceed background amounts that already exist there due to other causes? Or are you just guessing like others because you wish to assess blame?

[@markharmon4963]

@@Juneisthebestmonth A quick check listed a documentary "Miracle in the Desert", and a few newspaper articles documenting hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell) gas and increased dust particulates reaching as far as LA and San Diego. Other cases of much smaller dried lakes causing severe impact, and this is only the beginning. Should we wait for it to get unbearable? It is enough that the Coachella valley is toxic, why do we need more added to Mexicali and LA?

[@ceciliavillalobos9837]

cherished. has many of the riches people live or at least own homes or property why the millionaires can live with themselves, they whine for the taxes they must pay haft of them carry the political parties in their pocket so they get their way more than not. They shame that greed in this Country, we need to work on establishing a level of pride we know we are not raising future generations to have common sense or pride to serve and contribute to our ability to be a great and powerful country. we are too busy trying to get richer and who cares the disgusting population that we now are looking to fix issues. We got greedy stopped caring started b.s.ing blaming anyone else but ourselves let alone try to improve on our ways. Today we have results of people who grew up thinking themselves above others privileged and want to excuse ourselves from owning the mess now we see country of displaces clueless on living most of the future generation are hopeless. Unite Americans we must own the mess and start by Uniting for the greater cause America and all who care for a better world.

[@NoWay-kb3tk]

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