1. Overview 

Link: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-salton-sea-failure-20190329-story.html

The Salton Sea has been shrinking for years. Its negative impacts on the surrounding environment and public health has been a major concern in Southern California.

You are bidding for the qualification to make strategic restoration plans for the State. To compete in the Phase I of this bidding process, you must complete a report including the following information:

1) Based on the water resources data on USGS over the past years (or even decades), predict the annual stream flow, annual precipitation, and annual evapotranspiration rates in 2050.

2) Estimate the size of Salton Sea in 2050. How much smaller (in percentage) will it be comparing with its size today?

3) Propose strategies that will effectively prevent (or at least slow down) the shrinking of Salton Sea.

2. Useful Links

USGS Water Resources:

https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources

3. Written Report Requirements & format:

• Executive summary

• Table of content: listing the chapter titles and their corresponding page numbers.

• List of tables: listing the table titles and their corresponding page numbers.

• List of figures: listing the figure titles and their corresponding page numbers

• Introduction: introducing the background of the site, geographical and climatic conditions, residential community, and any other information needed for the project.

• Methodologies: detailing the methodologies adopted for the design and discussing the logics of these methodologies.

• Results and Discussion: presenting the design results (e.g., pipe size, pump locations, EGL, HGL, and total cost) and discussing how the design results align with the LVVWD guidelines. 

• Conclusions: summarizing the highlights of this project.

• References: listing the references cited in the report.

• Appendices: demonstrating the calculations that derive the design results and other important information such as regulatory documentation, quotes, and supporting materials that justify your choices of materials and equipment.