![]() ![]() They later ended the waiver of water-quality rules, saying the plentiful storm runoff made it no longer necessary. State officials defended the approach, saying other existing protections were adequate. They argued that the request, which was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board, was harmful for Chinook salmon. Last month, environmental and fishing advocates condemned a request by the Newsom administration to temporarily waive environmental water-quality rules in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in an effort to store more water in reservoirs. “Dam operation decisions favoring agriculture over salmon survival have resulted in very poor natural salmon reproduction in recent years,” the association said in a press release, adding that “lethal hot water left over after dam releases for agriculture” has killed incubating salmon eggs. The Golden State Salmon Association has blamed water policies that it says benefit California’s agriculture industry. His association, together with other fishing and environmental groups, has two pending court cases against the state and the federal government challenging water management policies. ‘A glimmer of hope’: Tribe offers prayers for endangered Chinook salmon as eggs are returned to the McCloud River for the first time since the 1940s. ![]() California Endangered salmon will swim in California river for first time in 80 years ![]()
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