A new Salton Sea Conservancy has been created.

According to the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), The conservancy will take on a critical role to solidify the state's efforts to protect resident's health, sustain the operation and maintenance of large-scale habitat restoration, and increase public access. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 583, by Senator Alex Padilla, establishing the conservation. The CNRA says the Conservancy's purpose is to support the operation and maintenance of projects that help ensure long-term environmental and public health benefits, including reducing harmful dust from exposed lakebed and restoring critical habitat. 

The Salton Sea, California's largest inland body of water, has shrunk in recent years due to decreased inflows, exposing a lakebed that releases small dust particles that affect air quality in the Imperial Valley. The reduced water levels, attributed to water conservation and water transfers, have increased salinity that negatively impact habitat for wildlife.