A pulse flow was coordinated this week on the Feather River by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). On Monday, DWR increased total releases from the Oroville complex into the Feather River to 4,050 cubic feet per second (cfs) and … Continue reading “Re-Managing Water Supplies for the Benefit of Salmon on the Feather River”

By Brett Storey, Principal Management Analyst Environmental Utilities, Placer County During the recent drought in California, groundwater aquifers in West Placer County fared much better than other areas of the state. From Spring 2012* to Spring 2016, water levels dropped only about four to five feet in the southwest corner of the County where the … Continue reading “Drought resilience and conjunctive use in West Placer County: what more can (should?) be done?”

Guest Blog by FISHBIO from its Fish Report Just when you think you’ve got a species figured out, sometimes they show up where they’re “not supposed to be” and make you reconsider. This recently happened in the fish world, when adult winter-run Chinook salmon, an endangered fish previously thought to only inhabit the mainstem Sacramento River … Continue reading “Winter-run Critical Habitat Conundrum”

  Earlier today, the Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) and City of Sacramento announced their formal decision to participate as a member of the Sites Project Authority. This investment in Sites Reservoir is part of a larger regional effort to develop new water supply storage opportunities and improve water availability for the environment. These entities join … Continue reading “Support and Investment in Sites Reservoir Grows with the Sacramento County Water Agency and City of Sacramento”