A fourth year of drought made installation of an emergency barrier on the West False River necessary to preserve Delta water quality and conserve water in upstream reservoirs that otherwise would have been released to help block incoming tides of salty water from San Francisco Bay.
Published: November, 2015
A fourth year of drought made installation of an emergency barrier on the West False River necessary to preserve Delta water quality and conserve water in upstream reservoirs that otherwise would have been released to help block incoming tides of salty water from San Francisco Bay. Permits issued to DWR for installation of the barrier require removal in November due to fishery and potential flood concerns. Dismantling of the approximately 750-foot rock barrier began on September 8 and will be completed by mid-November.
Photo courtesy of CA Department of Water Resources
