… The Golden State Salmon Association is urging Californians to contact their Assembly members and oppose AB 2215, a bill designed to advance the proposed Delta Tunnel by bypassing the normal water rights review process at the State Water Resources Control Board. A California court recently ruled that the Department of Water Resources does not currently hold the water rights needed to divert additional water through the proposed tunnel. Rather than going through the standard review process, which includes public oversight and scientific evaluation, AB 2215 would attempt to change those expired 60-year-old water rights through legislation.

Other Bay-Delta news:

• Maven’s Notebook: Blog: Suisun Marsh feeds baby salmon in the winter―can it also feed Delta smelt in the summer?
• Cramer Fish Sciences: News release: New Dutch Slough study highlights early success of tidal wetland restoration using low-impact monitoring and AI​