By Lewis Bair, General Manager, Reclamation District 108 How critical are Sacramento Valley floodplains for a vibrant fishery? A California Fish and Game Bulletin from 1930 gives us a clue. The report documents the Sacramento River commercial salmon catch declining from 6 million pounds in 1918 to less than 1 million pounds by 1927. The … Continue reading “Too Big to Dream? A Landscape Scale Approach to Re-envision our Floodplains in the Sacramento Valley for Multiple Benefits”

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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW)–working closely with water suppliers in the Sacramento River Basin–have submitted a list of early implementation “no regrets” salmon recovery projects to the California Natural Resources Agency. As the projects show, the water leaders in Northern California are committed to advance Voluntary Agreements … Continue reading “Early Implementation “No Regrets” Projects Submitted to Advance Voluntary Agreements and Recovery Planning”

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The Sites Project Authority has selected Jerry Brown, Principal Consultant and CEO at Waterology Consulting, to provide Executive Director services for the next phase of the project. From the Sites Project Authority’s press release: Following a comprehensive outreach and recruitment effort, the Sites Project Authority Board of Directors has selected Jerry Brown as the Executive Director … Continue reading “Sites Project Moving Forward: Authority Names New Executive Director”

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In the blog last week, we highlighted the State Water Board’s factsheet explaining how California’s water is safe and our existing drinking water safety rules and regulations protect against a wide spectrum of potential safety risks, including viruses like COVID-19. A Spanish language version of the factsheet is also available. As we go through these … Continue reading “People Providing Essential Services in the Sacramento River Basin”

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