Latest Salton Sea restoration plan includes causeway
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Salton Sea Authority, the agency charged with overseeing the ailing water body in 2004, selected a plan that would use a causeway several miles in length to divide the Salton Sea into two basins. The ambitious plan envisions the creation of a less saline lake to the north of the causeway and a variety of wetlands and other shallow water habitats to the south.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2004
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White House, Congress scrutinize Great Lakes restoration programs
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On 18th May 2004, an executive order was signed by the President of the United States George W. Bush, introducing the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force. This force comprises of ten federal agencies that administer funding and managing restoration works of the Great Lakes.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2004
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Great Lakes restoration strategy recommends eight priorities
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Great Lakes Regional Collaboration introduced a draft consisting of plans to protect and restore Great Lakes by adopting eight 'critical environmental priorities'. The group wants local, state and federal government agencies to follow these priorities.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2005
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