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Environmentalists: Fish & Game ignored fish data

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 30, 2007 at 1:53 pm

Contra Costa Times – 4/27/07
By Mike Taugher, staff writer

FRESNO — The federal agency responsible for protecting endangered species ignored information that showed the Delta smelt population crashed to its lowest level before approving a plan to increase water pumping out of the Delta, lawyers for environmental groups charged Thursday.

By disregarding that information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allowed farms and cities across the state to take water that was needed to help prevent the fish from going extinct, environmentalists contend.

For the full text of this article from the Contra Costa Times, click here.

For the Waterlog point of view, including Tom Philip’s prediction of the outcome, click here.

April 30, 2007 · Filed Under Delta Issues, Delta smelt, Other Delta Issues

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