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Friant Dam releases more water: Phase 2 of San Joaquin River restoration gets under way

Posted by: Maven on February 3, 2010 at 8:12 am

From the Fresno Bee:

“Federal officials again began additional water releases from Friant Dam this week in the effort to reconnect the San Joaquin River with the Pacific Ocean.

The first releases were in October, but officials stopped the restoration flow in late November to allow scheduled maintenance at the Mendota Dam, 60 miles downstream of Friant Dam.

For decades, sections of the San Joaquin have been dried up downstream of Friant Dam, which was built in the 1940s for irrigation and flood control.

Under a 2006 agreement among farmers, environmentalists and federal officials, the river and long-dead salmon runs will be revived over the next eight years. … “

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February 3, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin River Restoration

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