Posted on 03/29/2019 7:09:41 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Farmers opposed to the plan because it would divert less water for irrigation protested last summer outside the state Capitol.
The U.S. lawsuit said the plan was arbitrary and the state failed to analyze impacts on the environment and would reduce water coming out of the New Melones reservoir for farms, businesses and hydroelectric operations.
The environmental analysis “hid the true impacts of their plan and could put substantial operational constraints on the Department of the Interior’s ability to effectively operate the New Melones Dam, which plays a critical role in flood control, irrigation, and power generation in the Sacramento region,” said Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark said in a statement.
The federal government’s lawsuit follows a suit filed last month in state court by the California Farm Bureau Federation to block the plan.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
The New Melones reservoir is one of the largest reservoirs in California. It has a water capacity of 2.4 million acre feet. By way of comparison, Lake Shasta, the largest reservoir, has a water capacity of 4.5 million acre feet. Most of the resevoirs in California are above their normal levels due to heavy rainfall and snow this year. D***ed drought!
New Melones Lake Water Level
WATER LEVEL
1,053.21
Feet MSL
Friday, March 29, 2019
5:00:00 AM
Level is 1,053.21 feet
above full pool of 0.00
http://newmelones.lakesonline.com/Level/
Controversial Habitat Protection Plan for Sacramento River Salmon based on non science and bs!
Tax paying Californians have been abused and over taxed by the left wing greenies who have pushed laws like this on to
And the Central Valley still looks barren in many places due to lack of water.
“The Central Valley still looks barren in many places due to lack of water.”
The snail darters and red legged frog are happy, if we didn’t drown them with all the extra water going down stream to the ocean.
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