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Jay Sorenson, Stockton angler and conservationist, has died
11 Jul 2020

Jay Sorenson, Stockton angler and conservationist, has died

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

Photo: Dan Bacher and Jay Soresen after Jay’s induction into the California Outdoors Hall of Fame in January 2018. Photo by Dave Hurley. “Jolly Jay” Sorenson, longtime conservationist, Delta fishing guide, outdoor columnist and Stockton resident, passed away peacefully in … Continued

During the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, CDFW issues incidental take permit for endangered fish species
1 Apr 2020

During the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, CDFW issues incidental take permit for endangered fish species

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

SACRAMENTO – During the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on March 31 issued a controversial Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for long-term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). Ironically, … Continued

Groups Slam Interior Department’s Sweetheart Deal with Westlands Water District
14 Nov 2019

Groups Slam Interior Department’s Sweetheart Deal with Westlands Water District

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

Conservation, environmental justice and public interest groups on November 8 responded with outrage to an Associated Press report that Secretary David Bernhardt’s Interior Department is poised to award one of the first contracts for federal water “in perpetuity” to the powerful Westlands … Continued

New Federal Water Rules Will Boost Delta Water Exports, Imperil Salmon
29 Oct 2019

New Federal Water Rules Will Boost Delta Water Exports, Imperil Salmon

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government, led by former Westlands Water District and oil industry lobbyist and current Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, on October 22 released a new set of controversial rules allowing much greater water exports from the Delta … Continued

Kearns and West announces agenda for SWP Contract Amendment for Delta Tunnel meeting
15 Oct 2019

Kearns and West announces agenda for SWP Contract Amendment for Delta Tunnel meeting

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

The planning for the State Water Project Contract Amendment for the Delta Tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta continues, despite the fact that the project has not yet been approved. The next negotiation session for the SWP Contract Amendment for … Continued

Fishing Groups Win Major Court Victory Over San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Polluters
10 Sep 2019

Fishing Groups Win Major Court Victory Over San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Polluters

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

On Friday, September 6, recreational and commercial fishermen, biologists and conservation groups won a big victory in their efforts to clean up contaminated wastewater discharges from the San Joaquin Valley’s Grasslands Bypass Project when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued … Continued

Public process to negotiate amendments to SWP contracts for a new Delta Tunnel project begins today
24 Jul 2019

Public process to negotiate amendments to SWP contracts for a new Delta Tunnel project begins today

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

The Department of Water Resources on July 9 announced the beginning of the “public process” to negotiate proposed amendments to the State Water Project water supply contracts for a new Delta Conveyance facility, AKA Delta Tunnel. The Gavin Newsom Administration, … Continued

Groups Warn Feinstein a “Dark Ethical Cloud” Hangs over Bernhardt
19 Mar 2019

Groups Warn Feinstein a “Dark Ethical Cloud” Hangs over Bernhardt

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

Sacramento – Conservation, fishing and tribal groups sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein today seeking an investigation and public disclosure of acting interior secretary David Bernhardt’s role in granting the powerful Westlands Water District a permanent water supply contract. … Continued

Will salmon and steelhead once again spawn on the Mokelumne above Pardee?
18 Mar 2019

Will salmon and steelhead once again spawn on the Mokelumne above Pardee?

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

  Photo of Upper Mokelumne River (c) 2009, Katherine K. Evatt. Record numbers of salmon and steelhead have returned to the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery in recent years, but the outlook is even brighter with the release of a study … Continued

Steelhead Numbers Reach Nearly 3000 at Nimbus on the American River
6 Mar 2019

Steelhead Numbers Reach Nearly 3000 at Nimbus on the American River

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight, Uncategorized | 0

Rancho Cordova– The Nimbus Fish Hatchery finished spawning steelhead this season on February 26 after large numbers of steelhead returned to the facility. The facility trapped a total of 2912 steelhead, including 258 half pounders and 2754 adults, according to … Continued

American River, Nimbus Fish Hatchery, steelhead

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