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Abstract
The management of the quantity and timing of freshwater flow into and through the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) is a perennial source of controversy in California. It is well known that freshwater outflow is a major environmental driver in estuarine ecosystems, including the SFE. However, the estuary is also the hub of California’s water distribution system, which supplies water to over 25 million Californians and a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry. This tension between water supply and maintaining flows to maintain environmental quality is at the core of the controversy.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Introduction to the Delta Smelt flow alteration white papers |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | California Department of Water Resources |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | IEP technical report #98: White papers providing a synthesis of knowledge relating to Delta Smelt biology in the San Francisco Estuary, emphasizing effects of flow |
| First page | 5 |
| Last page | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | San Francisco Estuary |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |