BUREAU WATER RELEASES OUT OF NEW MELONES WORRY SSJID - Manteca Bulletin

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BUREAU WATER RELEASES OUT OF NEW MELONES WORRY SSJID

Agency using Stanislaus River water to ease drought impacts on Shasta, Folsom storage

This sand bar on the San Joaquin River south of the Airport Way bridge that was exposed until earlier this month is now almost covered with water the Bureau is replacing from New Melones to replace water from Shasta and Folsom dams that are supposed to help maintain Delta water levels.

SJ river — This sand bar on the San Joaquin River south of the Airport Way bridge that was exposed until earlier this month is now almost covered with water the Bureau is replacing from New Melones to replace water from Shasta and Folsom dams that are supposed to help maintain Delta water levels.

New Melones water is being sacrificed to meet Delta outflow requirements in a bid to conserve water behind Shasta Dam and Folsom Dam.

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