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Lake Red Bluff rides on federal opinion set to be released on Thursday

Posted by: Maven on June 3, 2009 at 7:55 am

From the Red Bluff Daily News:

Lake Red Bluff’s prospects for the summer may finally be decided Thursday when a biological opinion of the National Marine Fisheries is scheduled to be released. The opinion, originally set to be released Tuesday, is expected to contain a recommendation for the gate operations at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam.

The gates have remained raised since Sept. 3, 2008 and were not lowered in mid-May as had been the typical annual operation schedule following a ruling they interfered and posed jeopardy to several species of engendered fish. When the dam’s 11 gates are lowered water from the Sacramento River fills the Tehama-Colusa and Corning Canals and creates Lake Red Bluff.

Bureau of Reclamation officials in charge of gate operations had planned to lower the gates on June 15, but said that was contingent upon Thursday’s opinion.

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June 3, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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