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To: Sdgla who wrote (47125)	1/31/2014 11:34:47 AM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By Eric Respond to of 86363

People make their livelihood by catching fish, too. Others live by drinking delta water, which will be ruined by saltwater backwash if the south takes too much water. I don't blame nature for the drought, I blame 20 years of assholes in DC saying "CO2 is a plant food which won't cause drought". This is just Nature's way of saying "Fuck that nonsense." So let them irrigate with CO2. As for Kevin, he can dig a big lake and let the rain fill it, as a gift for his farmers. Salmon in the Delta may become ExtinctAs a result of increased exporting, the salmon population neared extinction during the drought years of 2008 and 2009. Water exports South – 5-year averages through 2007 Decline of the salmon over that same timeframe The correlation seems quite clear. Fish need fresh water to survive. Stop the pumps, they begin to recover. The United States National Marine Fisheries Service says that the tunnels will cause Georgiana Slough and the Sacramento River to reverse flow at times and may case extinction of Salmon in the Sacramento River. .. Bass – Erradicating the Striped BassIn November 2011, a proposal was being considered by the Fish & Game due to a Agricultural lawsuit which would eliminate the striped bass from the Delta. It proposed that the striped bass were causing the demise of salmon and smelt, NOT excessive pumping of water (opposite all scientific evidence – read more). The bass fish industry provides millions of dollars to the Delta local economies and have co-existed with the salmon for over 100 years. When salmon populations are high, bass populations are high. When salmon populations are low, bass populations are also low. The bass do not feed off or impact the salmon. Fortunately the California Fish and Game Commission in February 2012 took final action to reject the Department of Fish and Game’s controversial proposed changes to striped bass regulations. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to mean anything to the BDCP. They are still listing projects to remove the bass under their list of “Conservation Measures”. Seven species of fish in the Delta are listed as threatened or endangered, including Delta smelt, salmon and steelhead. Although the ultimate cause of decline in these species is adverse water management throughout the Central Valley, there is a constant search for ways to increase their numbers without any water costs. Such was the case with the Fish & Game proposal and in the end it was obvious the striped bass are not the issue. It’s the pumps. .http://nodeltagates.com/the-crisis/ “Currently, water rights holders claim they divert in aggregate approximately 250 million acre feet of water each year. California receives 71 million acre feet of usable water from annual precipitation.” projects-ca.statewater.org