The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have proposed another temporary urgency change petition (TUCP) for Delta operations in 2022 (Figure 1, below). The purported purpose is: operating the Projects to provide for minimum health and … Continue reading
The Scott and Shasta rivers, California tributaries to the Klamath River, received irrigation curtailment orders from the State Water Resources Control Board September 10 of this drought year. The Shasta River responded well to the curtailment orders, and flows subsequently … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily represent the positions of CSPA.) The Delta is still here, albeit not what it used to be. Yes, the Delta smelt are gone, the striped bass are at historic … Continue reading
Over the past dozen-odd years, there have been significant negative trends in flow, water temperature, and lake levels in the upper Klamath River in California. The trends likely reflect global warming, climate, and patterns in water supply use in the … Continue reading
Earlier this summer, the Bureau of Reclamation’s operations of Shasta Reservoir, under its Drought Plan jointly developed with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), caused high water temperatures that delayed spawning of winter-run Chinook salmon to early summer (mid-June … Continue reading