Shasta Dam Archives ~ Page 2 of 3 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

June 6, 2024

The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted the final Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan (SRTMP) for Water Year 2024 to the...

NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan

State Water Board

Water project operations

April 27, 2024

The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted the draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan to the State Water Board pursuant to Board...

THE REVELATOR: A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon

The Revelator

Fish and wildlife

August 7, 2023

With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home. By Juliet Grable,...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Moving beyond crisis management for winter-run chinook

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Water project operations

July 25, 2023

By Robin Meadows Two years ago, California’s winter-run chinook were dealt a devastating blow. These endangered salmon were already struggling...

C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Why is the Bureau of Reclamation Driving Salmon to Extinction?

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Water project operations

July 7, 2023

Study shows Bureau of Reclamation is denying the state’s salmon the water they need to survive – even in wet...

NOW AVAILABLE: Final 2023 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

State Water Board

Water project operations

June 9, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Now posted on the State Water Resources Control Board website is the Final...

NOTICE of availability of a draft order denying petitions for reconsideration of SWRCB approval of the 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Mangement Plan

State Water Board

Water project operations

June 2, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is accepting written public comments on a...

USBR NEWS: Reclamation takes advantage of full Shasta reservoir to release flows for migrating salmon

Bureau of Reclamation News

Delta science Ecosystems

May 8, 2023

Scientists aim to increase their data set from spring pulse flows By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Prior to the...

NOTICE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan now posted

State Water Board

Water project operations

May 5, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Now posted on the State Water Resources Control Board website is a DRAFT...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge extends plan to manage flows to California Delta and protect endangered fish

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations Water rights and water law

February 27, 2023

A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can...

COMMENTARY: Balanced approach to water needed for farms, fish

Ag Alert

Commentary Water project operations

May 4, 2022

By Justin Fredrickson, Ag Alert Project operators recently explained unprecedented emergency plans for cold-water temperature management to support endangered salmon...

NOTICE: Bureau of Reclamation submits Draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

Maven

Water project operations

April 8, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan is...

THIS JUST IN, TOO: State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Approach for 2022 Water Operations on the Sacramento River

State and federal agencies

Water project operations

March 29, 2022

Press release from Cal EPA: Federal and state agencies along with Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSCs) agreed this week on...

COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Raising Shasta Dam threatens McCloud River, sacred tribal lands and salmon

Cal Matters

Commentary Ecosystems

April 15, 2021

The Biden administration should issue a ruling that the Shasta Dam project is not feasible because of tribal rights and...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Settles Fight Over Hoarded Dam Water

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations

July 21, 2020

Resolving an environmental lawsuit hatched during the state’s recent historic drought, California regulators on Tuesday promised new actions intended to...