Various reports are indicating that a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the Bureau of Reclamation from releasing extra water from the Trinity Reservoir. The release, scheduled to begin today, was planned to ensure the health of a big run of chinook salmon. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water […]
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Central Valley Farmers Sue to Stop Trinity Flows
Irrigators in the San Joaquin Valley filed suit this week to block a recent decision to increase water flows down the Trinity River. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority — a collection of water agencies the operates in from as far north as Stockton down to Fresno — said in its filing that valley […]
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River Rising
The Trinity and Klamath rivers are going to get colder, higher and faster next week when the Bureau of Reclamation increases water flows from the Trinity Reservoir. The release is expected to help another strong run of returning chinook salmon in the Klamath, hopefully preventing the spread of disease that contributed to a fish kill in […]
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Planned Trinity Water Release Rankles Central Valley Irrigators
Another round of the all-too-familiar fight over Trinity and Klamath waters has pulled North Coast congressmen and Central Valley irrigators into the mix. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) — which controls the release of water from the Trinity Reservoir — announced last week that it was considering an extra release of Trinity water this year […]
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H2-Woes: Klamath Ranchers Told to Shut Off Water
It’s getting hot on the Upper Klamath. This week, the Oregon Water Resources Department began telling ranchers to shut off irrigation; their rights to Klamath basin water are superseded by tribal rights. Klamath tribes fought for decades to determine their rights to Klamath River water were the oldest, and won earlier this year. They were […]