Independent state oversight agency to review Salton Sea efforts and challenges
(PALM DESERT, CA.) – After formally requesting the involvement of the California State Little Hoover Commission to review and make recommendations on how the State can best advance and pay for a comprehensive environmental mitigation and restoration strategy for the Salton Sea—the Little Hoover Commission has formally announced and acted on Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s request and slated a public commission hearing on the Sea for Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the auditorium of the University of California, Riverside, Palm Desert Campus.
“An examination by the commission will provide us an unbiased and non-partisan type of policy analysis that is very much needed,” said Garcia. “The situation has become more urgent due to the fact that mitigation water currently delivered to the Sea under the Quantification Settlement Agreement (“QSA”) will stop flowing in 2017, under the watch of Governor Brown.”
The Little Hoover Commission will be hearing and reviewing the environmental, governance and funding challenges surrounding the mitigation and restoration of the Salton Sea and be hearing local perspective from the Salton Sea Authority, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley Water District, San Diego County Water Authority, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo and other contributing agencies.
The Little Hoover Commission, formally known as the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, is an independent state oversight agency that was created in 1962. The Commission's mission is to investigate state government operations and – through reports, recommendations and legislative proposals – promote efficiency, economy and improved service.
The public is invited to the commission hearing.
