Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation signaled that they would not be participating in the Fall X2 action, which is an action to benefit Delta smelt that is specified by the 2008 biological opinion.  The Fall X2 action requires maintaining X2 at 74 km in wet years and 81 km in above-normal years.   X2 is the location in the Bay-Delta where the tidally averaged salinity is 2 parts per thousand; it is generally considered the best habitat for Delta … Continue reading DFW Director Bonham urges Reclamation to implement Fall X2