California Drought Contingency Plan Released
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Central Valley Project and State Water Project Drought Contingency Plan
This Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) is Prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources, by Working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Drought Plan
With January 2015 on track to be California's driest January on record, Bureau of Reclamation officials are planning for another drought year. The agency that operates dams and canals prioritizes three goals in its drought operations plan:
1) meeting human drinking, sanitation, and public safety needs
2) repelling saltwater out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the state's water hub that is home to endangered species, farms, and municipal water intakes
3) maintaining enough cold water in reservoirs to keep migrating salmon alive while protecting other endangered species
Source: Circle of Blue
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