Summer-Fall Habitat Actions for Delta Smelt - Final Report Available
Greetings IEP Community Members,
The Delta Coordination Group's Science and Monitoring Work Group, an interagency team of government scientists and resource managers, recently released their report "Summer-Fall Habitat Actions for Delta Smelt — Report on Effectiveness of Actions Taken Between 2011 and 2024 (PDF)".
This report describes the science behind the Delta Smelt Summer-Fall Habitat Action, including Fall X2 and the operation of the Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates. It provides a weight-of-evidence approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the actions intended to improve Delta smelt habitat, survival, and recruitment.
Questions? Contact Rosemary Hartman at the California Department of Water Resources (Rosemary.Hartman@water.ca.gov).