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"That is a lot of fish, including a lot of commercially viable fish and a lot of endangered fish, to kill year in, year out," said Jon Rosenfield, science director at the environmental watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper.

"Giant pumps hum inside a warehouse-like building, pushing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the California Aqueduct, where it travels more than 400 miles south to the taps of over half the state’s population."

As California pumps water south, an elaborate operation focuses on rescuing fish. Lately, more fish have been arriving, forcing the state to pump less water.

As California pumps water south, an elaborate operation focuses on rescuing fish. Lately, more fish have been arriving, forcing the state to pump less water.

Four months ago, the outlook for the Colorado River was so dire that federal projections showed imminent risks of reservoirs dropping to dangerously low levels.

The long-depleted Colorado River is getting a boost from the largest snowpack since 1997. Rising reservoirs offer some relief amid talks on needed water cuts.

The long-depleted Colorado River is getting a boost from the largest snowpack since 1997. Rising reservoirs offer some relief amid talks on needed water cuts.

Staff and board members from the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District, along with other water managers from across western Colorado, this month visited the lower basin states — Nevada, Arizona, and California — on what they called a fact-finding trip.

Staff and board members from the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District, along with other water managers from across western Colorado, this month visited the lower basin states — Nevada, Arizona and California —...

Staff and board members from the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District, along with other water managers from across western Colorado, this month visited the lower basin states —