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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/24/2015 07:38 AM Updated by: thepinetree on 04/24/2015 07:45 AM
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Stop Draining New Melones for Environmental Purposes ~ By Calaveras County Republican Party

Angels Camp, CA...Severe drought conditions plague California and the governor has mandated that residents conserve water. Meanwhile, two entities, the Bureau of Reclamation (which is responsible for storing our water) and the California State Water Resources Control Board (which is responsible for monitoring our water resources) have chosen to ignore these challenging drought conditions and release billions of gallons of water from New Melones Reservoir for Environmental Purposes!



New Melones is currently holding 558,000 acre feet of water - One year’s worth of water! Despite
this fact, recently an additional 4 billion gallons of water was released from Melones intended to
push the young salmon “smolts,” out to the Pacifi c Ocean, through a series of “pulse fl ows!” T is
latest series of pulse fl ows has drained approximately 15,000 acre feet of water out of Melones,
which would serve about 40,000 residents for an entire year!

But, The Bureau of Reclamation, The California State Water Resources Control Board and the EPA
continue to place fish ahead of the people!

It is important to note that residential consumption of water is a mere 10% of the total water
consumed in California. Yet, it is only residential usage that is being targeted and policed for non-
compliance with the governor’s mandate.

The Calaveras County Republican Party is demanding a halt to this unproven science and
senseless release of water from New Melones Reservoir to benefi t downstream fi sh migration.
A 10-year study from 1995-2005 examining “pulse fl ows” during spring and fall periods, failed to
prove these releases are increasing the amount of “smolts” reaching the Pacifi c Ocean. To se
advocating this blind science — blind to the needs of people — must be stopped. We need sound
public policy that supports the real needs of the people.

We support Congressmen Tom McClintock and Jeff Denham in their efforts to petition the
California State Water Resources Control Board to curtail this activity at once. We also support
Tom McClintock’s HR 1668 -- Save Our Water Act, legislation to prevent these types of releases
during times of drought.

The Calaveras County Republican Party on behalf of the people of Calaveras County advocate an
immediate stop to these “pulse fish flows” !




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