The spring thaw will see the rivers full of water for farmers and ranchers and the public. It will run past dams destroyed by Governor Newsom. It will run into the sea and not to farms and ranchers and the public.
The Delta Smelt must live, humans be damned.
Well at least Tahoe and Pyramid lake will benefit. Maybe even Lahonton will not be a mud pit for a while. Walker lake could use a little extra too.
The last ‘survey’ of Delta Smelt I recall:
A week of volunteers netting such & counting ==
7 smelt in total.