Tina Shield, the Water Department Manager of the Imperial Irrigation District, talks to Angela Chen about the history of the district and the Salton Sea.
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz talks about the Salton Sea in this extended interview from "Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project."
State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia discusses the issues surrounding previous projects to save the Salton Sea in this extended interview from our special series "Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project."

This program was produced by Monica Lopez as part of a project of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Data Fellowship

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In the third part of the series, Angela Chen explains the efforts taken so far to save the Salton Sea, and concerns they have fallen short.

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