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San Joaquin River restoration proposal gets hearings this week

Posted by: Maven on July 27, 2009 at 6:58 am

From the Fresno Bee:

The first major fix in the long-awaited San Joaquin River revival will come before the public this week at meetings about rerouting the river around Mendota Pool — a barrier to migrating salmon.

As part of the project, officials also plan to widen more than 10 miles of the existing river channel leading up to the pool, which forms behind Mendota Dam.

The $100 million to $200 million project is considered a linchpin in restoring salmon in the river. The fish need a clear path around Mendota Dam to swim upstream to spawning grounds.

The bypass and channel widening are the first of many projects over the next seven years to re-establish the state’s second-longest river. Limited experimental flows from Friant Dam are scheduled to start Oct. 1.

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July 27, 2009 · Filed Under San Joaquin River Restoration

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