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Thursday’s top of the scroll: Judge orders new plan for dam releases into Grand Canyon: Federal officials must reconsider the irregular water releases from Glen Canyon Dam, which may harm the humpback chub, an endangered fish

Posted by: Maven on May 28, 2009 at 8:11 am

From the Los Angeles Times:

Reporting from Denver — Federal officials must reconsider how they release water from Glen Canyon Dam into the Grand Canyon in order to protect an endangered fish, the humpback chub, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Environmental groups have long argued that the irregular releases from the dam just above the canyon damage the fish’s native environment, erode beaches and wash away ancient ruins in the canyon.

Nikolai Lash of the Grand Canyon Trust, which filed a lawsuit along with Earthjustice, said the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation should release water in regular flows, which would do less damage. “They’re better at preserving the beaches, the archaeological sites and the fish,” he said.

Read more from the Los Angeles Times by clicking here.

Photo credit: Picture of Glen Canyon Dam by flickr photographer mandj98.

May 28, 2009 · Filed Under Colorado River & the Southwest

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