FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2010 file photo, the barren earth and dead trees reveal the blight of the Salton Sea where water conservation efforts are attempting to restore the once natural playground and tourist site in California. The Imperial Irrigation District has asked the state water board to intervene to help prevent further deterioration of the landlocked inland lake. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 that district officials want the state to meet its obligation to provide water for the shrinking lake. A decade-old deal to sell irrigation district water to San Diego requires the state to help provide water to the lake after 2017. Most of its water comes from agricultural runoff, but that has declined with the water sale. State and federal officials want to keep the lake from drying up because it supports wildlife and dust storms carry residue from pesticides in the dry lake bed. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)