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River Restoration and Settlement Agreement
The restoration of the San Joaquin River will require an improved community stewardship and a broad awareness of the changing character and nature of our river. Get involved and read news about the San Joaquin River Settlement Agreement and salmon recovery efforts.
San Joaquin River Restoration Program
The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is a river restoration program developed for the 150-mile segment of California’s second largest river between Friant Dam and the confluence of the Merced River. The implementing agencies include the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, the CA Department of Water Resources, and the CA Department of Fish and Game.
Legislation to enact the San Joaquin River Settlement Agreement
S. 4084--109th Congress (2006): San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
(Status: Dead)
H.R. 6377--109th Congress (2006): San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
(Status: Dead)
H.R. 24--110th Congress (2007): San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
(Status: Introduced)
S. 27--110th Congress (2007): San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
(Status: Introduced)
H.R. 4074--110th Congress (2007): San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
(Status: Scheduled for Debate)
GOP trying to kill Delta restrictions meant to preserve salmon, other fish
Restrictions on Delta water supplies meant to protect salmon, Delta smelt and other fish would be eliminated by language that congressional Republicans have put into the government funding bill.
The action would increase water sent to Central Valley farmers and possibly other users.
The 359-page bill, which is expected to co
No, this is not a Westlands lawsuit
August 30, 2010
Over the weekend, someone asked me if the lawsuit against the effects of the San Joaquin River restoration was filed by Westlands Water District farmers.
No.
The Wolfsen family in the Los Banos area filed the claim for damage from flooding and seepage. They are definitely west siders, but they are not making a claim as Westlands farmers.
They have historic rights to water from the San Joaquin River. Their cattle and farming operations were there before Friant Dam was built.
Farmer seeks payment over San Joaquin River seepage
Posted at 11:39 PM on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010
By Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee
Blaming underground water seepage from the restored San Joaquin River, farmer Jim Nickel says the federal government owes him $200,000 for tomato crop losses this year.
He is the second farmer to allege damage from the restoration, though he is working with the government on the problem instead of filing a lawsuit, as the first farmer did in August.
Federal officials have not confirmed a link between Nickel's losses and the restoration.
Water delayed for San Joaquin River
Posted at 11:53 PM on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 By Mark Grossi / Fresno Bee
Federal officials have delayed a big boost in water releases this month for the San Joaquin River restoration.
For San Joaquin River, a historic reawakening begins this week
By Mark Grossi
Fresno Bee
Published Monday, Sep. 28, 2009
It all starts Thursday with a gentle surge of water to be released from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River.
A massive, unprecedented and unpredictable river restoration project will begin -- reawakening miles of dried riverbed and salmon runs that have been extinct for six decades.
Since the dam was built in the 1940s, long stretches of the river have been dry.
For San Joaquin River, a historic reawakening
Published online on Sunday, Sep. 27, 2009
By Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee
It all starts Thursday with a gentle surge of water to be released from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River.
A massive, unprecedented and unpredictable river restoration project will begin, reawakening miles of dried riverbed and salmon runs that have been extinct for six decades.
Since the dam was built in the 1940s, long stretches of the river have been dry.
