Diversions by Sacramento Settlement Contractors and CVP Permits

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 ~ Deirdre Des Jardins ~ 1 Comment

California Water Research submitted comments on the State Water Resources Control Board's Water Unavailability Methodology which raised the issue that Reclamation has never fully complied with CVP permit terms that require reporting of the total amount diverted under Reclamation’s CVP water rights at the Sacramento Settlement Contractors’ points of diversion. While Reclamation is reporting daily … Continue reading Diversions by Sacramento Settlement Contractors and CVP Permits

State Water Board formally objects to Reclamation’s 2020 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 ~ Deirdre Des Jardins ~ 1 Comment

On Monday, June 1, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board sent a letter to Ernest Conant, Mid-Pacific Director of the Bureau of Reclamation, objecting to Reclamation’s 2020 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan. Under Water Right Order 90-5, Reclamation is required to operate Shasta and Keswick Dams to provide adequate cold water in the Sacramento … Continue reading State Water Board formally objects to Reclamation’s 2020 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

Climate change and instream flows

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 ~ Deirdre Des Jardins ~ 1 Comment

Unless we do a better job of keeping water in our rivers and streams, California’s native aquatic species will not survive climate change.

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Diversions by Sacramento Settlement Contractors and CVP Permits

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