U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has accepted an invitation to visit the Imperial Valley.

Assemblyman Jeff Gonzales invited the EPA chief to visit Imperial County and see firsthand the impacts of pollution along the New River and the Salton Sea. The invitation was extended during a meeting in Coronado that discussed contamination in the Tijuana River. During the roundtable discussion, Assemblyman Gonzales thanked Zeldin for the work addressing the Tijuana River and emphasized that work was also required to address long-standing issues with the New River in Imperial County. Zeldin accepted the invitation. Assemblyman Gonzales said that he will work closely with the EPA as plans are made for the Administrator's next visit to California.