
Friday Agenda
October 18
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 Greetings and Welcome
12:40 Lunch
Saturday Agenda
October 19
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 Greetings and Welcome
8:45 Friday Recap and Q&A
9:45 Policy and Planning Roundtable
12:45 Lunch
2:00 Projects and Development Session
4:45 Concluding Remarks
Water Session
Friday, 9:00 AM
Moderator: Tim Lyons
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Background on past and projected water balance
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Water composition and chemical relationships
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Ecology of Salton Sea microbiomes
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Sediment composition
Tim Lyons
UCR Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Kurt Schwabe
UCR School of Public Policy
9:15-9:35 Water balance in the short and long term
Hoori Ajami
UCR Department of Environmental Sciences
9:15-9:35 Water balance in the short and long term
Caroline Hung
UCR Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
9:35-9:55 Water column nutrients, oxygen, and sulfur relationships
Linton Freund
UCR Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology
9:55-10:15 Microbial ecology and ecosystem health of the Salton Sea
Charlie Diamond
UCR Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
10:15-10:25 Sediment composition: metals, pesticides, and herbicides
Air Session
Friday, 11:00 AM
Moderator: Will Porter
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Sources and composition of particulate matter around the Salton Sea
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Drivers of Salton Sea wind and dust events
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Significance of lake and sea spray mechanisms
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Connections between dust sources and health outcomes
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Benefits of indoor air filtration
Will Porter
UCR Department of Environmental Sciences
Source-specific health impacts of Salton Sea particulates
Indoor air filtration as an effective PM exposure intervention
Mohammad Sowlat
South Coast AQMD
11:05-11:25 Physico-chemical Characterization of Dust: A Comprehensive Study of Particulate Matter in the Environmental Justice Community of Eastern Coachella Valley
Amato Evan
Scripps Institute of Oceanography/UC San Diego
11:25-11:45 Dust Storms in Southeastern California: Current Insights and Future Challenges
Raymond Leibensperger
Scripps Institute of Oceanography/UC San Diego
11:45-12:05 Mechanisms and Impacts of Lake and Sea Spray Aerosols
Health Session
Friday, 2:00 PM
Moderator: Emma Aronson
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Patient-centered perspectives on environment and childhood asthma
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Dust immune impacts
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The dust lung microbiome
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Sea water and dust impacts on microbiome and health
Emma Aronson
UCR Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology
Sea water and dust impacts on microbiome and health
Ann Cheney
UCR School of Medicine
2:05-2:25 Patient-centered perspectives on environment and childhood asthma
Conchita Pozar
Community Investigator
2:05-2:25 Patient-centered perspectives on environment and childhood asthma
Keziyah Yisrael
UCR School of Medicine
2:25-2:50 Salton Sea dust bacterial toxins induce severe inflammation
Talyssa Topacio
UCR Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology
2:50-3:10 Dust lung microbiome impacts
Friday Keynote
Friday, 3:45 PM
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
36th California Assembly District
Poster Session
Friday, 4:00 PM
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One-minute lightning introductions followed by a catered poster session
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Thomas Hile, Loma Linda University Health
Microbial contamination of drinking water from water- dispensers in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California
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Nathan White, Agess, Inc
Salton Sea and Laguna Salada Restoration
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Gev Geshgian, University of Pennsylvania, Mobile Stat Clinic
Occupational Health Hazards and Surveillance Recommendations
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Isabel Jorgensen, University of Waterloo
Who owns the desert lakes of the American West?
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Michael Davidson, ChucaoTech US
The efficacy of Nano bubble technology to mitigate eutrophication and high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen compounds of the Salton Sea
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Keilani Bonis-Ericksen and Camila Bautista, National Audubon Society
Assessing Suitability for Public Access at the Salton Sea
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Rick A. Reynolds, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Improving Capabilities for Satellite Remote Sensing of Water Quality in the Salton Sea
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Aydee Palomino, Alianza Coachella Valley, Brown University, Loma Linda University, UCLA
Salton Sea Communities' Knowledge and Perspectives about Hydrogen Sulfide to Seek Solutions and Answer Research Gaps
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Miranda Vega-Redeaux, University of California Riverside
Agua es Vida: Tap water quality and geochemistry in Polanco communities in Coachella Valley
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Mohammad Sowlat, South Coast AQMD
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Dust: A Comprehensive Study of Particulate Matter (PM) in the Environmental Justice (EJ) Community of Eastern Coachella Valley (ECV)
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Samantha Sanborn, U.S. Geological Survey
Characterization of well depth by well type in the Salton Sea Watershed
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Jena Herbst, UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Lake Spray Aerosols- A Potential Source for Climate and Human Health Concerns
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Tom Sephton, Sephton Water Technology, Inc.
Salton Sea VTE-MED Pilot with Geothermal Waste Steam
Science to Policy
Saturday, 9:15 AM
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Insights and perspectives on the science to policy pipeline
Barry Wallerstein
UCR School of Public Policy
Saturday Keynote
Saturday, 9:30 AM
Congressman Raul Ruiz
California's 25th Congressional District
Policy and Planning
Saturday, 9:45 AM
Moderator: Michael Cohen
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Perspectives on the science-to-policy pipeline
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Roundtable discussion on policy and planning needs
Michael Cohen
Pacific Institute
Scott Epstein
South Coast AQMD
9:50-10:00
Ryan Kelley
Imperial County Board of Supervisors
10:00-10:10
Silvia Paz
Alianza Coachella Valley
10:10-10:20
Samantha Arthur
California Natural Resources Agency
10:20-10:30
Jessica Neuwerth
Colorado River Board
10:30-10:40
Community Needs
Saturday, 11:30 AM
Moderator: Laurel Firestone
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Community perspectives on recent discoveries and needed research priorities
- Findings from community-engaged research efforts
Laurel Firestone
State Water Resources Control Board
Evon Willhoff
California Natural Resources Agency
11:40-11:50
V. Manual Perez
Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor
11:50-12:00
Eric Reyes
Los Amigos de la Comunidad
12:00-12:10
Aydee Palomino
Alianza Coachella Valley
12:10-12:20
Krystal Otworth
Leadership Counsel
12:20-12:30
Projects and Development
Saturday, 2:00 PM
Moderator: Jeremy Brooks
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Updates on state and local Salton Sea-related actions
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Lithium Valley Master Plan
Jeremy Brooks
Bureau of Reclamation
Mario Llanos
California Natural Resources Agency
2:07-2:27
Melinda Dorin
California Department of Water Resources
2:07-2:27
Jessica Humes
Imperial Irrigation District
2:27-2:37
Camila Bautista
Audubon Society
2:37-2:47
Patrick O'Dowd
Salton Sea Authority
2:47-2:57
Aelna Sakamoto
Army Corps of Engineers
2:57-3:07
Matthew Valerio
Dudek
3:07-3:22
Ecology
Saturday, 3:45 PM
Moderator: Tim Bradley
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The ecological importance of the Salton Sea
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Novel foodwebs
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Resident and migratory birds
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Endangered desert pupfish
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Emergent wetlands