Salton Sea

Re “Salton Sea Is Dead--Keep It That Way,” Commentary, June 18:

Ivan Colburn is right. Moreover, all public spending involves trade-offs. Congressional saviors of the Salton Sea might consider how many beneficial water-recycling projects to serve thirsty Southern California will be scrapped to find the funding for this harebrained idea. Perhaps we can find a more fitting monument to remember Sonny Bono than the Coachella/ Imperial Valley-fed agricultural holding pond (sewer) known as the Salton Sea.

The delicate Mojave Desert environment cannot support even more recreational use than that which already exists. Let Congress contribute the funds to restoration of the San Francisco Bay Delta and provide enhanced support for the Cal-Fed process.

R. WILLIAM ROBINSON

West Covina