New River (Imperial Valley) via Salton Sea

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The New River (Imperial Valley) via Salton Sea is a heavily polluted transboundary river flowing from Mexico into California’s Imperial Valley, ultimately discharging into the Salton Sea and significantly impacting regional water quality and ecosystems.

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New River (Imperial Valley) via Salton Sea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Imperial Irrigation District drainage network
Salton Sea restoration efforts
containsPollutant heavy metals
nutrients
pathogens
pesticides
volatile organic compounds
countryOfMouth United States
countryOfSource Mexico
crossesBorderBetween Mexico and United States
flowsFrom Mexicali Valley
flowsInto Salton Sea
flowsThrough Imperial Valley
hasCharacteristic heavily polluted
impaired water body
transboundary watercourse
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication in Salton Sea
odor and air quality problems near Calexico and Brawley
impacts Imperial Valley ecosystems
Salton Sea water quality
public health in border communities
locatedIn Baja California
California
Imperial County, California
linked to: Imperial County

Mexicali, Baja California
linked to: Mexicali
majorPollutionSources agricultural runoff
industrial effluents
municipal wastewater discharges
urban stormwater
monitoredBy California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
International Boundary and Water Commission
partOf Colorado River Delta hydrologic region
passesNear Brawley, California
linked to: Brawley

Calexico, California
Westmorland, California
receivesDischargeFrom Imperial Valley agricultural drains
Mexicali wastewater treatment facilities
regulatedBy California Regional Water Quality Control Board
United States Environmental Protection Agency
subjectOf binational remediation and cleanup projects
subjectTo Clean Water Act impairment listings
U.S.–Mexico border water quality agreements
threatens aquatic habitat in Salton Sea
migratory bird habitat on the Pacific Flyway
tributaryTo Salton Sea

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Alamo River connectedTo New River (Imperial Valley) via Salton Sea