Three-judge panel maintains water management plan that aids delta smelt
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that a “biological opinion” issued in 2008 to protect the delta smelt will stand without alteration, safeguarding the habitat of a species on the brink of extinction. The decision preserves science-based guidelines for managing water flows through the San Francisco Bay-Delta at levels that protect the imperiled fish and help…
