As of January 2023, Imperial County water managers are no longer adding water to the Salton Sea as part of a deal to sell Colorado River water to San Diego. This is expected to result in various hydrological and ecological changes to the region, as well as air quality issues.
Learn more about how these hydrological changes influence the resulting ecological changes at the Salton Sea from our working paper Ecological Restoration Potential of Management Strategies at the Salton Sea