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15 wrz 2014 · In 2011, Judge Wanger blocked a federal attempt to remove 300,000 acre-feet of water to protect Delta smelt. In making the decision, he cited the consequences of water removal on California water users.
5 wrz 2007 · To protect the smelt, a species unique to the delta, a federal judge issued a far-reaching ruling Friday imposing limits on water diversion from the delta.
7 wrz 2007 · U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger ruled to restrict water deliveries from the California Delta’s massive export pumps to the Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California to protect the fish.
In 2007, a federal court found that existing biological opinions written to protect Delta smelt and several runs of anadromous fish were inadequate. As a result, two new biological opinions were written.
20 lip 2017 · The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), a small semi-anadromous fish endemic to the SFE and considered an indicator species, is close to extinction in the wild.
1 wrz 2007 · Sept. 1, 2007 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writers. A federal judge late Friday ordered protective measures for a tiny endangered fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a mandate state water...
26 maj 2007 · May 26, 2007 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. For the second time this year, a judge has ruled that management of California’s water system is illegally imperiling fish, making it increasingly...