April 27, 2021
After swimming over 300 miles from the Pacific Ocean up the Sacramento River and into Battle Creek, the adult fall Chinook salmon gather at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery fish ladder entrance on September 28, 2012 - photo: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Last Wednesday, the California State Water Resources Control Board (CSWRCB) got bad news.
In 2020, precipitation for much of northern California ranged between 50 and 70 percent of historical average, and last year marked the ninth driest summer on record. Following the driest December and January in recorded history, 2021 is shaping up to be even worse.
This year has been deemed a “Shasta Critical” year based on inflow to Shasta Lake. Contracted diversions to the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project have been reduced by 25 percent across the board, though compliance is voluntary, according to the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors.
Toxic algae outbreak prompts advisory at Salton Sea, dog dies swimming in water
The California State Water Resources Control Board today urged people and their pets to avoid the water in the Salton Sea due to a toxic algae outbreak.
Officials said that patches of toxic cyanobacteria have been discovered at numerous sites in the sea, and a dog recently died after swimming in the water. Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms can affect the skin, liver and nervous system of people and of dogs and livestock, the state water board said.
As a precaution, visitors were urged not to swim in the water, or let their pets enter the water, or eat algal mats scattered about the shore line.
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The California State Water Resources Control Board will use $4.4 million of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to fund projects in seven counties around the state. EPA’s Nonpoint Source Program grant assists the State Board in implementing programs to address pollution caused by runoff moving over the ground, known as nonpoint source pollution.
The Marin Resource Conservation District was awarded over $700,000 by the State Board for its Conserving Our Watersheds Program.
This project helps ranchers within the Point Reyes National Seashore prevent nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and bacteria from livestock operations from running off into Tomales Bay.
Tomales Bay supports oyster production and recreational activities including kayaking and fishing.
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