Symposium Presentations:

Doug Barnum, U.S. Geological Survey (Retired)
The Salton Sea: Challenges, Tipping Points, and Missed Opportunities

Panel 1
AIR QUALITY ISSUES & RESEARCH

Alex Frie, UC Riverside
Searching for Particulate Sources Near the Salton Sea

Earl Withycombe, CA Air Resources Board
Salton Sea Air Quality

Humberto Lugo, CCV Health

Amato Evan, UC San Diego
Why We Should Understand the Physics of Salton Dust Storms

Panel 2
SOCIAL JUSTICE CONCERNS AND ACTIONS

Sylvia Paz, BHC Coachella Valley
Creating a Participatory Framework: Addressing Issues of Public Health within the Salton Sea Management Plan

Malissa McKeith, Citizens United for Resources and the Environment

Alberto Ramirez, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribe

Panel 3
STATE AND REGIONAL POLICY DISCUSSION

Joaquin Esquivel, State Water Resources Control Board

Bruce Wilcox, California Natural Resources Agency
Salton Sea Management Program: Strategic Planning Overview

Phil Rosentrater, Salton Sea Authority
Historic Steps to Revitalize the Salton Sea

Genevieve Johnson, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Panel 4
LOCALIZED RESEARCH ADDRESSING SOLUTIONS/ISSUES

Lucia Levers, University of Minnesota
Buying Water for the Environment: A Hydro-Economic Analysis of Salton Sea Inflows

Tim Bradley, UC Irvine
Salton Sea Ecology

Jessica Lovecchio, Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Irrigation District Salton Sea Air Quality Mitigation Program

Drew Story, UC Riverside
Acquiring Additional Water for the Salton Sea: Imperial Valley vs Imports