Policy Brief Policy Brief: Tracking Where Water Goes in a Changing Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta By Greg Gartrell, Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak May 16, 2022 The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta supplies water to roughly 30 million Californians, over 6 million acres of farmland, and countless ecosystems.
blog post Water Trading Can Help California’s Struggling Freshwater Ecosystems By Ellen Hanak, Gokce Sencan Apr 4, 2022 Apr 4, 2022 ... Delta flows (29% of purchases), known as the Environmental Water Account, ... salmon and smelt in the Delta watershed and expired in 2016.
blog post Commentary: California Must Stop Relying on the Endangered Species Act to Manage the Environment By Jeffrey Mount Dec 5, 2019 Dec 5, 2019 ... ... affecting two endangered fish: Delta smelt and winter-run Chinook salmon. ... the fact that it is the ecosystems of the Delta watershed, ...
blog post Water Policy Priorities for a Changing California By Ellen Hanak Sep 24, 2019 Sep 24, 2019 ... Management of cold-water-dependent species—including salmon, trout, and some resident fishes such as Delta smelt—will continue to pose a ...
blog post The Myth of Water Wasted to the Sea By Lori Pottinger May 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 ... Jim Cloern: Runoff from rivers brings many benefits to coastal communities, the Delta, and wetlands. For example, if you live in or around ...
blog post Understanding the New Federal Water Law By Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Caitrin Chappelle Jan 17, 2017 Jan 17, 2017 ... ... and cities with protection of endangered fish species in the Delta—including the Delta smelt and most species of salmon and steelhead.
blog post California’s Fish Emergency By Lori Pottinger Oct 10, 2016 Oct 10, 2016 ... Delta smelt are on the verge of extinction. ... focusing on an arc of habitat in the north Delta that is all linked by the Sacramento River, ...
blog post Water Marketing That Helps Nature By Ellen Hanak, Jelena Jezdimirovic Sep 13, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 ... ... increase flows for fish in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and ... acre-feet/year lease to support Delta flows for endangered smelt and ...
blog post Troubled Waters for California Farmers By Lori Pottinger May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 ... ... attention to other stressors that impact both salmon and smelt. ... dynamic and provide adequate water reliability south of the Delta.
blog post A Pragmatic Reason to Protect Freshwater Fish By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle Dec 15, 2015 Dec 15, 2015 ... Three—delta smelt, winter-run Chinook, and spring-run Chinook—are a dominant constraint on the Brown administration's proposal for new water ...