We support scientific research to improve water resources management and policy with the ultimate objective of improving the lives of Californians and protecting California’s natural resources. Investigators who receive funding from the Center for California Water Resources Policy and Management carry out studies using data on the imperiled native fishes and environmental factors in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to evaluate management-relevant hypotheses, quantitatively relating the performance of species listed under state and federal endangered species acts to their dynamic, degraded habitats. The Center also funds research aimed at providing guidance to the fish and wildlife and water-resource agencies regarding standards of conservation practice.
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Article misses the mark in describing impacts of California water project operations on protected salmon and steelhead
The Sacramento Bee offers its readers a series of articles presented under the moniker “Reality Check,” which the editors describe as “holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions.” That certainly is a laudable and much needed endeavor in this era when partisanship has infected a number of the major outlets that Americans turn to for news and where citizen journalists produce content absent editorial oversight. Unfortunately, the Bee’s reality check article “California water agencies broke own rules, possibly killing thousands of endangered fish” damages the paper’s credibility by misstating and distorting the facts of the matter. The article is rife with mischaracterizations; a few of the
Paul S. Weiland
April 22, 2024
