The Delta Cross Channel (DCC) (Figure 1) is closed in spring to minimize the diversion of juvenile salmon from the Sacramento River into the central Delta. However, opening the DCC in May and June will help reduce the detrimental effects … Continue reading
Under Weakened Delta Standards To save water, the State Water Board’s April 6 Drought Order reduced the Delta outflow standard to 4000 cfs Net Delta Outflow Index (NDOI) and allowed the Delta salinity standard compliance point to move upstream to … Continue reading
Various resource agencies are scrambling to protect Winter Run Chinook Salmon this year after last year’s debacle, in which water “saved” in Shasta Reservoir wasn’t cold enough to keep Winter Run eggs and fry alive1. Higher, colder flows are necessary … Continue reading
The Delta Stewardship Council’s Jessica Davenport, Program Manager, Ecosystem Restoration and Land Use, released an issue paper in August of last year entitled “Restoring Habitat with Science and Society in Mind”. 1 “The Delta Plan shall include measures that promote … Continue reading
In the third week of May 2024, the water temperatures in the lower Sacramento River recorded at Wilkins Slough increased to 72oF, well above the 68oF water quality standard (Figure 1). These warm water temperatures occurred in a wet spring … Continue reading