Yesterday afternoon, various elected officials, water resources managers, landowners and representatives from state and federal water management and fishery agencies gathered on the Sacramento River in Yolo County to celebrate the completion of the Reclamation District 2035 (RD 2035) and Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency (WDCWA) combined diversion and fish screen facility. Joining in the celebration … Continue reading “More Progress on Salmon Recovery Projects: RD 2035 and Woodland-Davis Complete Fish Screen Project – Only Two High Priority Diversions Remain in the Sacramento Valley”

  The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) and several water resources managers joined state and federal agencies in a joint presentation to the State Water Board earlier this week on the various actions underway to improve salmon recovery throughout the Sacramento Valley. The presentation described the tremendous progress on collaborative projects that will have a … Continue reading “Implementing the Salmon Action Plan for 2017”

Sacramento Valley water suppliers–as part of the ongoing effort to creatively manage water for various beneficial purposes—have stepped up these past several weeks in concert with state and federal agencies to provide nourishment and improved habitat for Delta Smelt in the Yolo Bypass. These agencies gathered earlier today at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to … Continue reading “Sacramento Valley Provides Nourishment and Habitat for Delta Smelt”

The San Francisco Chronicle published an in-depth insert on California rice that provides valuable insight on future water management opportunities in the Sacramento Valley.  Included in the insert was an article highlighting the Nigiri Project–the California Trout and University of California program to study rearing juvenile trout on harvested rice fields.  This highly acclaimed program … Continue reading “Nigiri Project Provides Great Example of Coordinating Land Uses to Maximize Benefits”