The $383 Million Plan to Save California's Artificial Desert 'Sea'.

In December, it will receive its final water transfer from the Colorado River, its only lifeline. After that, it will begin to dry up. Left to its own devices, it would disappear completely. But the state of California plans to help it survive: It's investing $383 million over the next decade to save the Salton Sea—in much reduced form.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/502127/383-million-plan-save-californias-artificial-desert-sea

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