From email from Reclamation (Susan Novak Behery):
In response to continued forecast precipitation, the Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a decrease in the release from Navajo Dam from 800 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 600 cfs for today, July 26th, at 4:00 PM.
Releases are made for the authorized purposes of the Navajo Unit, and to attempt to maintain a target base flow through the endangered fish critical habitat reach of the San Juan River (Farmington to Lake Powell). The San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program recommends a target base flow of between 500 cfs and 1,000 cfs through the critical habitat area. The target base flow is calculated as the weekly average of gaged flows throughout the critical habitat area from Farmington to Lake Powell.
Myopic, self-centered types will just say “why do we care about some ‘small & inconsequential’ fish (or ANY OTHER life form outside of their realm of engagement).
No grasp of ecosystems or how one form of flora or fauna supports others- and others … and others.
Tee,
Thanks for commenting. You’ve hit on the primary challenge for environmentalists, that is, the need to see things as a system.
John Orr
http://coyotegulch.blog/