COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal judge approves settlement against Butte County over water contamination Courthouse News Service News July 15, 2024 293As part of the settlement, Butte County agreed to implement new stormwater source-control measures and best management practices following a...
USBR NEWS: Making a major river corridor more fish-friendly Bureau of Reclamation News News June 13, 2024 241Riverside Pumping Plant Replacement Project latest in decades-long effort By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The fish travelling the Sacramento...
NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 27, 2024 211The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted the draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan to the State Water Board pursuant to Board...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Questions abound in case of contamination of Sacramento River tributary Courthouse News Service News April 18, 2024 108Disputes of fact as to whether contaminated stormwater actually flowed into a Sacramento River tributary precluded summary judgment, a federal...
NOAA FISHERIES: Diverse habitats help salmon weather unpredictable climate changes NOAA Fisheries Science March 14, 2024 143Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together. By NOAA Fisheries Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial...
DWR NEWS: DWR and River Partners Work Together to protect communities from flooding and provide benefits to endangered species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News October 19, 2023 114By DWR As climate extremes continue to challenge water management, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working with...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Shrinking age distribution of spawning salmon raises climate resilience concerns UC Santa Cruz Science February 27, 2023 5Study suggests changes in hatchery practices could help increase population stability for Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon, the backbone of...
THIS JUST IN, TOO: State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Approach for 2022 Water Operations on the Sacramento River Press Release/Notice Agency News March 29, 2022 1697Press release from Cal EPA: Federal and state agencies along with Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSCs) agreed this week on...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Survival thresholds for Chinook salmon smolts in the Sacramento River Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science December 2, 2021 296In California’s Central Valley, studies have found that increased streamflow can improve the survival of imperiled juvenile salmon populations during...
NEPA DOCS: Groundwater Actions to Offset Surface Water Diversions from the Sacramento River in Response to Drought in 2021 Bureau of Reclamation News ANNOUNCEMENTS July 8, 2021 122Notice from the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation is making National Environmental Policy Act documents for the project,...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceScience May 20, 2021 2New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the...
US FWS: Revitalizing California’s floodplains benefits people and wildlife US Fish and Wildlife Service Agency News April 20, 2021 1By Meghan Snow, US Fish & Wildlife Service Throughout California’s history, rivers have been diverted, rerouted and contained by concrete....
UC SANTA CRUZ: Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren’t as different as they seem UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceScience October 29, 2020Genetic analysis of Klamath River Chinook salmon finds a simple genetic variant determines the timing of migration, and seasonal runs...
US FWS: 700 winter-run Chinook salmon return to Battle Creek US Fish and Wildlife Service Agency News October 22, 2020At least 700 sub-adult and adult winter-run Chinook salmon (winter Chinook) returned this year to Battle Creek. Although monitoring efforts...
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 28, 2020 299From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is providing an opportunity for written public...