Yes, let's import water for the Salton Sea — but from the Pacific Ocean

Several birds forage and fly near a rocky outcropping on the southern end of the Salton Sea in 2005. Re: Feliz Nunez's Sunday Valley voice on impor...

July 1, 2022
2:30 PM

Several birds forage and fly near a rocky outcropping on the southern end of the Salton Sea in 2005. Re: Feliz Nunez's Sunday Valley voice on importing water for the Salton Sea. Right on, Ms. Nunez. What are we waiting for? The underground Delaware Aqueduct was constructed between 1939 and 1945 (wartime) and supplies New York City with 50-80% of its water. It is 85 miles long, the world's longest tunnel. I understand that it is about 75 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Salton Sea. Underground! No worries about Mexican property rights, jurisdiction or international friction that might result from an overland import via canals from the Sea of Cortez.

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