DWR Details Steps to Protect Water Quality After Delta Levee Break.News Editors/Environment Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2004 California Department of Water Resources History 1850-1875 California recognizes many types of water rights. These rights have developed with the State over time. Prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, California was part of Mexico. Director Lester A. Snow today issued a statement addressing water quality in the Delta following Thursday's levee levee (lĕv`ē) [Fr.,=raised], embankment built along a river to prevent flooding by high water. Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control. break in the San Joaquin San Joaquin (săn wäkēn`), river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta with the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. Delta. "I want to assure the public that receives water from the Delta that the Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are coordinating efforts to ensure the maximum protection of water supplies for the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project. "We are taking additional steps to closely monitor water quality conditions in the Delta. While recent high tides have likely caused a slight increase in salinity, we expect conditions to stabilize soon. "The water projects are expected to return to normal operations Generally and collectively, the broad functions that a combatant commander undertakes when assigned responsibility for a given geographic or functional area. Except as otherwise qualified in certain unified command plan paragraphs that relate to particular commands, "normal operations" of next week. We will continue working around the clock to assure that CVP CVP central venous pressure. CVP abbr. central venous pressure CVP central venous pressure. CVP Central venous pressure, see there and SWP SWP Socialist Workers Party SWP Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International Politics and Security) SWP Swap File (extension) SWP State Water Project contractors can meet their needs while avoiding unnecessary reliance upon water in storage south of the Delta." ACTIONS TAKEN TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY -- The Bureau of Reclamation has increased releases of fresh water from Shasta Dam to help control salinity. -- The Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation have reduced pumping at their South Delta export pumps to reduce the intrusion of sea water. -- Gates of the Delta Cross Channel have been opened to move Sacramento River water into the central Delta to repel sea water intrusion. -- The Department of Water Resources is monitoring Delta water quality at more than 20 sites. -- The Department of Water Resources is monitoring channel velocity changes in the Jones Tract area of the Delta. |
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