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Public comment sought on Delta smelt

Posted by: Maven on December 12, 2008 at 5:46 am

From the Folsom Telegraph:

Part of a flurry of recent events that could affect Folsom Dam water releases is the opening Dec. 9 of a public-comment period on the threatened Delta smelt. Inflow of fresh American River water to the Sacramento River Delta is necessary to the survival of the smelt. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are considering changing its listing category from “threatened” to “endangered.”

“The additional comment period, which closes Feb. 9, 2009, is due to an unintentional error by the federal website that receives comments,” Fish and Wildlife officials announced.

A computer glitch ruined the electronic-comment method for a previously announced comment period, they said. “The service opened a public comment period on July 10 asking for information to be submitted on the www.regulations.gov Web site,” officials announced. “But, the Web site was unable to receive electronic information during that comment period.”

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December 12, 2008 · Filed Under Delta Issues, Wildlife & Endangered Species

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