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The Bureau of Reclamation is backing off a plan to pump more water south from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in order to deliver more water to farmers in California's Central Valley. The State of California had warned that additional pumping would decrease water levels in the delta overall and increase salinity, potentially harming the ecosystem and threatening wildlife, including the endangered delta smelt fish.
Reclamation's decision to reverse course marks an unexpected turn of events in an otherwise contentious relationship between the State of California and the Trump administration. However, the decision only applies to enhanced water deliveries this fall while a larger fight still looms over pumping water from the delta over the long run.
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Over five decades, the LWCF has invested approximately $278.6 million in Colorado, protecting some of the state’s most special places and helping to ensure recreational access for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. On the federal level, these places include Rocky Mountain National Park and the White River National Forest.”
