News release: Reclamation, DWR break ground on second phase of “Big Notch” fish passage project
When the flood protection plan for Sacramento was conceived and constructed, the aim was to divert Sacramento River flood flows away from the city. The plan was successful, but it did not provide much for the needs of fish that migrate through the floodplain to connect with the river channel. … Fast forward to a warm summer day in 2022 as officials with federal, state, local agencies and Native American tribes gathered to break ground on the second phase of the largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat restoration in California history. Dubbed the “Big Notch” Project, the $190 million effort (partially funded by Reclamation) aims to improve 30,000-acres of floodplain habitat in the Yolo Bypass in Yolo County.
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