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April's issue of Estuary News includes articles on inheriting a floating collection of toxics, how EBMUD's treatment plant has become the first to produce more energy than it needs to operate, surprising bird nesting activity on newly built South Bay islands, and some analysis of the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan. |
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A controversial project to alter water diversions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could initially harm some smelt and salmon species, but state officials say those fish will benefit in the long run. The plan has two primary goals: improve wildlife populations and habitats; and ensure water deliveries are more reliable and protected from disasters, such as floods, earthquakes and sea level rise. (Sacramento Bee 3/1/12) |
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Senator Dianne Feinstein announces fundraising goal for wetlands restoration and levee construction in the South Bay, where some areas are as much as 13 feet below sea level. Global warming is expected to raise the bay level significantly in coming decades. (See map at link. San José Mercury News, 4/12/12)
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