SACRAMENTO January 30, 2017 9:01pm The Environmental Water Caucus, a group of more than 20 environmental organizations, has filed a lengthy list of objections to Gov. Edmund Gerald Brown Jr.’s plan to drain fresh water out of the Sacramento River before it could flow into the California Delta. The water would be shipped in twin…

Dan Bacher January 13, 2017, 12:40:27 PM The Delta smelt index, a relative measure of abundance, in the latest survey was 8, the second lowest in history. Seven Delta smelt were collected in November – and none were collected in September, October, or December, according to a memo from James White, environmental scientist for the…

Jan 7, 2017 at 7:22 PM By Alex Breitler Federal officials on Friday approved short-term pumping limits from the Delta that are higher than a team of experts had recommended days earlier to protect imperiled fish. In theory, the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could lead to the first use of a…

Dec 30, 2016 at 6:12 PM By Alex Breitler The Delta smelt has survived 2016, but that’s about where the good news ends. Surveys that wrapped up this month revealed no real increase in smelt numbers despite a wetter year with more freshwater flow in the Delta. In fact, the smelt’s situation may actually have…

http://www.modbee.com/news/business/agriculture/article120958208.html DECEMBER 14, 2016 3:52 PM BY JOHN HOLLAND Water suppliers from the Stanislaus River will get their turn Friday to rebut a proposal to devote more water to fish. The State Water Resources Control Board will meet in Stockton to resume its hearing on proposed flows on the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers. The…