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State drought plan disappoints environmental groups

09/22/21 7:18 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS cold water pools for fish spawning increased groundwater pumping to offset reduce water deliveries Natural Resources Defense Council files lawsuit winter run chinook salmon die offs

Environmental groups called for more water to be stored to support fish habitat and blamed farmers for drawing down reservoirs.

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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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