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New report: Water limit to Westside farms justified
(21 Mar 2010 17:41)
... lawmakers and the Obama administration, reviewed federal efforts to protect threatened fish like the delta smelt and salmon. The highly anticipated study could affect the future of many farmers on ...
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Report Proves California Water Limits Justifiable
(21 Mar 2010 14:17)
... over agriculture interests. According to the group, further study is needed and Chinook salmon, delta smelt and other endangered fish are not entirely threatened by the pumping. "The Academy of ...
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Report calls for more study in California's San Joaquin Delta battle
(20 Mar 2010 02:24)
... problems in the delta ecosystem could have a "potentially large" effect on the imperiled delta smelt and declining stocks of migrating salmon. The evaluation by a committee of 15 experts ...
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Science's 'Supreme Court' plunges into Delta dispute
(20 Mar 2010 08:40)
... and that they need to be carefully evaluated." Some water exporters have questioned why Delta smelt populations continue to plummet even after pumping has been reduced to aid the fish. ...
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Hearings could set new course for Delta
(20 Mar 2010 04:14)
... the new century, pumping has hit record levels and fish populations plummeted. One species, Delta smelt, is especially close to extinction, but other salmon runs, steelhead and green sturgeon are ...
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Rep. Cardoza calls on government agencies to address predator fish that hurt Delta smelt and Valley agriculture
(19 Mar 2010 03:34)
... water deliveries through the Delta have been significantly reduced in an effort to protect delta smelt and salmon species with little discernible benefit. It light of the current state of ...
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Report: Actions to protect fish in California Bay-Delta 'scientifically justified'
(19 Mar 2010 15:37)
... committee that wrote the report reviewed an action in the FWS alternative to protect delta smelt by limiting how much water is pumped from the delta to reduce reverse flows ...
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Los Angeles Times Michael Hiltzik column: Deceptive arguments are being made in California's water wars
(15 Mar 2010 01:32)
... R. McInnis, regional administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service. "It's not just the delta smelt that are affected, but the salmon runs and killer whales and coastal communities." Two ...
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Congressmen Cardoza: Ag Water Allocation is Helpful, but More Work Needed
(17 Mar 2010 03:33)
... guiding the Biological Opinions. The opinions have resulted in pumping restrictions to protect the Delta smelt. The National Academies of Science has undertaken this review, and Phase I of their ...
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Scientist Panel Says State Water Limits Justified
(19 Mar 2010 22:30)
... grows much of the nation's produce. To protect native fish like salmon and the delta smelt, federal agencies have ordered reduced pumping from the vast estuary since 2008. The National ...
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Delta study finds actions to protect fish 'justified'
(19 Mar 2010 18:52)
... analysis would be required to determine what the exact environmental triggers are for the Delta smelt and chinook salmon as a result of pumping fresh water from the Delta to ...
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Scientists validate plan to save fish
(19 Mar 2010 14:16)
... panel said. The scientists largely validated actions by federal agencies to protect the endangered delta smelt and declining populations of salmon that migrate through the delta, the Los Angeles Times ...
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New Analysis Reveals Massive Water Supply Restrictions in Attempt to Protect Fish
(16 Mar 2010 21:50)
... runoff. The state's water projects have been controlled by regulatory restrictions (biological opinions for Delta smelt and salmon) for more than two years now, severely limiting the amount of water ...
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Statement Regarding State Water Contractors' New Analysis of Water Supply Impacts Due To Biological Opinions
(16 Mar 2010 23:01)
... wastewater discharges and pesticides, were triggered as a result of detecting a number of Delta smelt and salmon at the state water facilities. , more than 470,000 acre-feet of much-needed ...
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Statement Regarding State Water Contractors' New Analysis of Water Supply Impacts Due To Biological
(16 Mar 2010 23:05)
... wastewater discharges and pesticides, were triggered as a result of detecting a number of Delta smelt and salmon at the state water facilities. Since January 1, 2010, more than 470,000 ...
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