Not six types of fish, mind you. Six fish. Total. Yes, it’s true that California is in a drought, but droughts have occurred in the past without creating such dire circumstances. Don’t let anyone mislead you. This drought is as much about the incompetence of progressivism and big government as it is a lack of rain.

Quote:Correspondence between the National Marine Fisheries Service and Congressman Jeff Denham’s office shows the Bureau of Reclamation wants to flush as much as 15,000 acre feet of water down the Stanislaus River in order to “save” six fish.
In an email Sunny Snider of the federal fish protection agency sent to Denham Chief of Staff Jason Larrabee, it indicated a previous pulse flow in March that significantly raised water levels on the Stanislaus River through Ripon despite being in the middle of a severe drought had moved out 76 percent of the out-migrating steelhead by March 30.
The email stated that National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) only expects 29 out-migrating steelhead a year and that their plan was to release 30,000 acre feet by the end of April to help them reach the Delta.
That means there are six steelhead left that the Bureau ordered South San Joaquin Irrigation District and Oakdale Irrigation District to release water this week to help on their journey. The 15,000 acre feet of water based on a statewide per capita use average could supply 174,301 Californians with water for a year to the combined populations of Tracy and Santa Barbara. Combined with last month’s pulse flow release, the 30,000 acre feet of water is the equivalent of the combined annual water needs of the cities of Stockton, Lathrop, Ripon, and Escalon.

And even if the six steelhead do make it to the Delta there is no guarantee they will survive to make it to the San Francisco Bay and then the Pacific Ocean.

http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1...le/122681/

just wow.

(04-20-2015 01:59 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Not six types of fish, mind you. Six fish. Total. Yes, it’s true that California is in a drought, but droughts have occurred in the past without creating such dire circumstances. Don’t let anyone mislead you. This drought is as much about the incompetence of progressivism and big government as it is a lack of rain.

Quote:Correspondence between the National Marine Fisheries Service and Congressman Jeff Denham’s office shows the Bureau of Reclamation wants to flush as much as 15,000 acre feet of water down the Stanislaus River in order to “save” six fish.
In an email Sunny Snider of the federal fish protection agency sent to Denham Chief of Staff Jason Larrabee, it indicated a previous pulse flow in March that significantly raised water levels on the Stanislaus River through Ripon despite being in the middle of a severe drought had moved out 76 percent of the out-migrating steelhead by March 30.
The email stated that National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) only expects 29 out-migrating steelhead a year and that their plan was to release 30,000 acre feet by the end of April to help them reach the Delta.
That means there are six steelhead left that the Bureau ordered South San Joaquin Irrigation District and Oakdale Irrigation District to release water this week to help on their journey. The 15,000 acre feet of water based on a statewide per capita use average could supply 174,301 Californians with water for a year to the combined populations of Tracy and Santa Barbara. Combined with last month’s pulse flow release, the 30,000 acre feet of water is the equivalent of the combined annual water needs of the cities of Stockton, Lathrop, Ripon, and Escalon.

And even if the six steelhead do make it to the Delta there is no guarantee they will survive to make it to the San Francisco Bay and then the Pacific Ocean.

http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1...le/122681/

Moonbats, all of them.

Has anyone thought of giving each fish a Tesla, a chauffeur, and sending them on their way to San Francisco?

(04-20-2015 03:51 PM)I45owl Wrote:  Has anyone thought of giving each fish a Tesla, a chauffeur, and sending them on their way to San Francisco?

I would have just got some spices, batter, and a few cooking utensils. I would have cooked the six fish, and used all but a few of the 5 billion gallons of water - and that even would be after doing the dishes.

Now they want to ban fracking since it uses too much water.

Didn't a lot of the newer Californians leave Mexican deserts behind to go to the Land of Milk & Honey ? might be seeing a shifting voting base come November !

one down, five to go