Delta Tunnel: Salmon at Risk from Massive Water Project, State Report Says
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Rachel Becker/CalMatters
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July 27, 2022 at 11:24AM
The state’s companion explainer for the report, also released today, says changes in flow at and downstream of the tunnel’s intakes “have the potential to decrease migration rates, alter migration routing, reduce availability of rearing habitat, and increase exposure to predation for winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, and Central Valley steelhead.” “It is a conundrum to be able to manage the Delta in a way that protects the environment, respects the communities… and provides for the water supplies of a large portion of the state.”