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 ... ... known as the Environmental Water Account, acquired water for endangered 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 ... ... from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is mostly about actions affecting two endangered fish: Delta smelt and winter-run Chinook salmon.
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 ... A common lament is that water is wasted when it flows out to the sea rather than put to use irrigating crops or supplying water to cities.
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. We currently know of 122 species of native fish in California, and 90 of them are in trouble in ...
blog post Water Marketing That Helps Nature By Ellen Hanak, Jelena Jezdimirovic Sep 13, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 ... ... Delta flows for endangered smelt and salmon—is set to expire later this year, and no funds have been identified to continue the program.
blog post Troubled Waters for California Farmers By Lori Pottinger May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 ... The fish aren't recovering, and there's inadequate attention to other stressors that impact both salmon and smelt.
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 ...