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How Artificial Intelligence will help count fish
In fall 2025, the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) will launch a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) program to collect data on the number and condition of fish in the Lower Mokelumne River. It is developing the program in partnership with Cramer Fish Sciences (CFS), a Portland, Oregon-based company. Video footage of salmon mapped in
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Removing Barriers to Fish Recovery – A Cooperative Approach to Reconnect Salmonids with Historical Habitat in Battle Creek
Battle Creek – A restoration opportunity – Youtube
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Newsom Administration Proposes Permanent Weaker Rules for State Water Project
Bill if Passed Would Fast-Track Delta Tunnel and Eliminate Deadlines to Use Water On May 14, 2025, the Newsom Administration proposed two “trailer bills” in the State Legislature that would create special rules for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and its State Water Project (SWP), eliminating requirements that all other water right holders
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Types of water rights hearings and steps before them
CSPA is a party in numerous water rights hearings in California. Much of your donation to CSPA goes to staff time before and during hearings. It also pays legal fees for attorneys who appear in these hearings. CSPA staff work with the attorneys to develop arguments. CSPA staff also testify as witnesses in water rights
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PG&E proposes “rapid removal” plan for Cape Horn and Scott dams on the Eel River
On January 31, PG&E released its draft license surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project in Mendocino and Lake counties. In the draft plan, PG&E proposes to remove Cape Horn Dam and the Scott Dam in Lake and Mendocino counties. Both dams are located on the Eel River. The dams block
