HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Can restoration save the Delta smelt? High Country News Fish and wildlife July 7, 2026In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, new wetlands await the threatened fish. by Mark Schapiro, High Country News This story was...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Can Delta smelt make a comeback? Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 8, 2026A growing release program is putting hatchery-raised fish back into the Delta while scientists work to improve their odds of...
REPORT: Higher summer outflow and food supply are linked to better Delta smelt outcomes Maven Delta scienceReportsWater project operations May 27, 2026Findings from a weight-of-evidence review of summer-fall habitat actions in the San Francisco Estuary Delta smelt are a small open-water...
DWR: Little fish, big decisions: How science guides actions in the Delta Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations February 24, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water system is one of the most complex and important in the world....
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why Trump keeps blaming the Delta smelt for California’s water woes—and what it could mean for endangered species Inside Climate News Policy and regulation February 8, 2025A small endangered fish is at the heart of a controversy over California water management. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate...
WATER BLUEPRINT FOR SJV VALLEY: Protecting smelt over people: Delta pumping curtailments hurt California communities Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulationWater project operations January 17, 2025Press release from the San Joaquin Valley The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley calls on state and federal...
NOW AVAILABLE: US FWS Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project Maven Water project operations November 21, 2024The USFWS has issued the biological opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How floating wetlands could transform restoration in California’s Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features November 13, 2024Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlifeWater project operations November 5, 2024A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...
CAL MATTERS: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes. Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations October 25, 2024Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could...
DWR Statement on Fall X2 action Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations October 2, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: The operators of the State Water Project and Central Valley Project, working with federal...
PRESS RELEASE: State and federal agencies cancel action to protect Delta smelt Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations October 1, 2024From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors applaud California’s use of adaptive management in the Bay-Delta for 2024 State Water Contractors Water project operations October 1, 2024Decision moves away from outdated “Fall X2” provision that isn’t helping Delta smelt populations recover but has significant water costs...
WATER BLUEPRINT FOR THE SJV: Update on Fall X2 Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley EcosystemsWater project operations September 21, 2024From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley: In August, the Blueprint and the Southern California Water Coalition submitted...
PRESS RELEASE: Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California Water Coalition submit urgent request to Governor Newsom and Interior Secretary Haaland to suspend action reducing water supplies for 2024 Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Water project operations August 26, 2024Press release from the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and the Southern California Water Coalition: The Water Blueprint...
