The UC Watershed Sciences has presented a very insightful blog on instream flow strategies. We encourage you to view the post at California WaterBlog – Instream flows: Five features of Effective Flow Strategies.  

  As we move through the middle of summer, now is a good time to think about the important role of surface storage in Northern California and the longer-term solutions that will help California during dry years. To be sure, California currently has 39 million people and a spectacular landscape supporting various other species–all of … Continue reading “The Role and Magnitude of Storage in Northern California”

The Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSCs) have reviewed the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) plan for Sacramento River Operations this summer which is nearly identical to the March 31 plan submitted and approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). While the plan is thorough, the SRSCs remain concerned about the time it has taken to reach agreement on the plan by the Federal agencies and the delays in increasing flows in the Sacramento River.

A new map developed by Ducks Unlimited indicates the various land uses that together make up the Pacific Flyway habitat in the Sacramento Valley. The dominant land use providing habitat is irrigated rice ground. This is joined by sizable acreages of privately managed wetland areas, National Wildlife Refuges and State Wildlife Areas.