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Effort to save smelt may worsen water shortages

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 26, 2009 at 8:37 am

From the Sacramento Bee:

A water flow limit set by federal wildlife officials in the Delta is likely to temporarily worsen water shortages for some areas of the state.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday set the limit to protect threatened Delta smelt, a small fish sensitive to water diversions. It did so after a team of biologists early last week reported that the number of smelt killed in state and federal water diversion pumps is growing.

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May 26, 2009 · Filed Under Delta smelt

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