Environmental
Aug. 28, 2015
Citing risk to salmon, Indian tribes, Sacramento federal judge permits government to release water from behind the Lewiston dam
The Westlands Water District and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation last week after the agency announced it would start releasing water to improve conditions in the river.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Citing the risk of a catastrophic hit on salmon in the Klamath River, a Sacramento federal judge on Wednesday allowed the federal government to release water from behind the Lewiston dam over the objections of agricultural interests in the Central Valley.
The Westlands Water District and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation l...
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