• Supervisors to ask feds for help with Tulloch Reservoir

    http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_6e27544e-be14-11e4-a0bc-ff0e2adb0bb5.html Posted on Feb 27, 2015 by Dana Nichols Calaveras County supervisors are sufficiently worried that federal rules could lead to the draining of Tulloch Reservoir this summer that they’ve called a special meeting Tuesday to consider drafting a letter to Congressman Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay. Although various federal agencies including the Bureau of Reclamation…

  • Water board chief admits he was ‘just wrong’

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/02/21/18768912.php by Dan Bacher Saturday Feb 21st, 2015 6:20 PM It is rare when a public official admits when he/she does something wrong. It’s even rarer when a state water official serving the administration of Governor Jerry Brown admits they did something wrong. But that’s exactly what happened in Sacramento on Wednesday, February 18, when…

  • American River steelhead run is worst on record

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/02/19/18768785.php by Dan Bacher Thursday Feb 19th, 2015 4:28 PM The worst-ever run of steelhead continues to trickle into the American River, Sacramento’s imperiled urban jewel. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Rancho Cordova has trapped a total of only adult fish to date. In a good year, the hatchery would have already trapped thousands of…

  • Fishermen, Delta Leaders Protest Move to “Destroy Salmon”

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/02/17/18768671.php by Dan Bacher Tuesday Feb 17th, 2015 8:08 PM Sacramento, CA – Delta fishermen and community leaders held a news conference this afternoon outside a State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) meeting and announced they have filed protests against the State Water Resources Control Board for its January 27, 2015 Notice of Temporary Change…

  • Plan to divert cold water from Lake Almanor gets chilly reaction

    http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article9930425.html BY JANE BRAXTON LITTLE 02/12/2015 6:27 PM 02/12/2015 9:50 PM CHESTER – A chorus of critics blasted state water officials Wednesday over a proposal to divert cold water from Lake Almanor into the Feather River in an effort to protect a native trout fishery. Anglers, business owners and local scientists denounced an environmental study,…