Doug LaMalfa: “Why are we seeing a downward trend in this when this is a very effective tool?”

Last year, we were able to fill San Luis Reservoir 100 percent. This year, there was a vast amount, like 95 percent, of cut-down in running the pumps.

What we are looking at is the dam removal project so far is a disaster.

So, better water years typically result in better fish runs is a pretty safe conclusion, I would say.

Well, my understanding is that it does depend on how good or bad the pool level is.