River's flow to ocean sign for San Joaquin rebirth The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi August 19, 2010 On the Valley's west side near Los Banos, something strange is happening this summer in the San Joa...

Water once again flowing in the San Joaquin River KGO News By Ken Miguel July 14, 2010 In California's Central Valley the second longest river in the state has been dry for more than 50 years, its...

South Valley farmers benefit in S.J. River plan Stockton Record By Alex Breitler July 9, 2010 It's been a year for milestones on the San Joaquin River. In September, a jet of water released from...

Report finds delta among most vulnerable rivers The San Francisco Chronicle By Kelly Zito June 2, 2010 The river system that makes up the backbone of the state's economy ranks as one of the most i...

Nine more years for selenium runoff cleanup Stockton Record By Alex Breitler May 28, 2010 Westside San Joaquin Valley farmers will likely get an additional nine years to clean up the water drainin...

Federal salmon plans unveiled in Fresno The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi April 28, 2010 About 50 people listened Wednesday as federal officials made their long-awaited first announcements in Fresno a...

San Joaquin River's flow extends to Pacific again The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi March 24, 2010 The San Joaquin River is now flowing from Friant Dam to the Pacific Ocean, reaching the first milesto...

Historic renewal The Stockton Record By The Record March 22, 2010 A river runs through it, at least for a few months. The river, the San Joaquin, is flowing from Friant Dam near Fresno to the De...

More water to pour from Friant Dam to river The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi March 12, 2010 Over the next month, federal officials will quadruple water releases from Friant Dam as part of the San Joa...

Lawmakers blast administration on state's water woes McClatchy By Michael Doyle March 11, 2010 California lawmakers from across the political spectrum voiced continued frustration Thursday with th...

Quickest way to save salmon: Limit their predators Modesto Bee By Allen Short March 2, 2010 "One fish. Two fish...Some are red. And some are blue. Some are old. And some are new. Some are sad. And...

Quick action by new Delta group The Stockton Record By Alex Breitler February 26, 2010 A leaner, locally leaning Delta Protection Commission made its debut Thursday night by refusing a request by...

Water package for San Joaquin Valley to be unvailed The Sacramento Bee By Michael Doyle and Mark Grossi February 26, 2010 The Obama administration is expected today to unveil an ambitious-soundin...

Salmon population collapses By Alex Breitler Record Staff Writer February 19, 2010 Fishing guide Tim Bermingham gave up on San Joaquin River salmon a long time ago. "I remember catching 22-pound...

Testing waters for salmon in San Joaquin River The San Francisco Chronicle By Peter Fimrite February 7, 2010 Water has begun flowing down 64 barren miles of the San Joaquin River in what is being ...

San Joaquin River water releases resume KFSN News By Dale Young February 1, 2010 Efforts to restore the San Joaquin River resumed Monday with water releases from Friant Dam. The roar was impress...

Obama calls for delay in 2-Gates project ThePress.net By Ruth Roberts December 30, 2009 Opponents of the proposed Delta 2-Gates project won the battle if not the war last week when the Obama admin...

Port of Stockton must clean up stormwater flow Environmental News Service December 15, 2009 To improve water quality in the San Joaquin River, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached...

Barrier keeps chinook out of old river CALFED Science News December 9, 2009 Preliminary results from a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation-led project show that a sound, air and light barrier was successfu...

San Joaquin River flows stop below Mendota Dam The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi November 21, 2009 The first revival flows of the San Joaquin River have stopped about 30 miles downstream of Mendota Da...

A river comes to life The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi October 16, 2009 The San Joaquin River's first pulse of restoration water -- moving slowly about 45 miles downstream of Friant Dam -- soon may h...

Restoring an ailing river in California Green Inc By Jermy Miller October 14, 2009 For the first time in 60 years, water will flow through two long stretches of the San Joaquin River in California...

Smelt plan lacked critical analysis The Fresno Bee By John Ellis October 2, 2009 The federal government failed to conduct a critical environmental analysis before approving a controversial set of ...

Friant Dam releases water to begin river rebirth The Fresno Bee By Tim Sheehan October 2, 2009 FRIANT -- Several piercing blasts from an air horn Wednesday evening heralded the historic release of...

For San Joaquin River, a historic reawakening The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi September 27, 2009 Three years later, some farmers have begun to doubt they will see much river water circulating back f...

Drilling for impact of San Joaquin River restoration The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi September 4, 2009 A research crew drilling holes this week along the dry San Joaquin River found a clue about whe...

Tulare Lake restoration - fiction or fact? IndyBay By Steve Haze July 11, 2009 Did you know that at one time the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi used to be right here in the San Jo...

San Joaquin soon will begin flowing year-round The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi June 14, 2009 The San Joaquin River will finally flow year-round as a long-awaited restoration begins in October. And o...

Don't wait until it's too late for the San Joaquin River The Modesto Bee By Eric Caine April 21, 2009 At almost 350 miles long, the San Joaquin is California's second-largest river. When it's runn...

U.S. to ban commercial salmon season The San Francisco Chronicle By Peter Fimrite April 9, 2009 Millbrae -- Lovers of king salmon will have to settle for fish hooked in the Pacific Northwest this ...

Delta rivers top U.S. most-troubled list The Sacramento Bee By Matt Weiser April 7, 2009 The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers will be named today as the nation's most endangered waterways by the ...

Saving salmon must be part of state's water planning The Modesto Bee April 6, 2009 Gov. Schwarzenegger wants "comprehensive water reform" to be one of his legacies. This includes moving water thro...

Calif. salmon face extinction KCBS News By Margie Shafer April 4, 2009 MILLBRAE, Calif. (KCBS) -- Members of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council are deeply concerned that California's salmon...

Obama signs landmark wilderness bill Mercury News By Paul Rogers March 30, 2009 In one of the first major environmental acts of his presidency, President Barack Obama on Monday signed a far-reachi...

Plan to restore San Joaquin River approved The San Francisco Chronicle By Kelly Zito March 26, 2009 In one of the boldest river restorations in the Western United States, a 63-mile stretch of the ...

River restoration stalled by vote The Stockton Record March 12, 2009 Restoration of the San Joaquin River hit another snag Wednesday when the House of Representatives, by a margin of two votes, re...

Valley on verge of a catastrophe The Fresno Bee By Bill McEwen February 21, 2009 California's water system is failing. And now the House of Representatives is about to break it completely by pro...

San Joaquin River wrangling continues The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi February 15, 2009 The revival of the San Joaquin River will officially begin with a shot of fresh water in October -- capping de...

Bruising battles loom in California Capital Press By Tim Hearden February 13, 2009 Mark Twain is believed to have said, "Whiskey is for drinkin', and water is for fightin' over." If that's true,...

Fresno water debate settles little The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi February 4, 2009 California's water system is broken -- especially the sensitive Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. That was about...

Who gets water in Valley this year is up in the air The Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi February 1, 2009 An unprecedented shift of San Joaquin River water from farmers in the east Valley to those in the...

Port of Stockton Tenants Pollute Impaired San Joaquin River Environment News Service January 26, 2009 The U.S. EPA has ordered four industrial tenants at the Port of Stockton to prevent chemicals ...

Salmon press conference at ISE drops a few bombshells The Oroville Mercury-Register By Steve Carson January 23, 2009 Last week's International Sportsmen's Exposition show at Cal-Expo in Sacramento...

Extinction imminent for California salmon? Napa Valley Register By Guy Carl January 23, 2009 The treasured salmon runs of California's rivers are in real danger of disappearing forever. The retu...

Panel to debate controversial water issues Central Valley Business Times January 22, 2009 A public debate on water policy in California and the Central Valley will be moderated by U.S District Ju...

Healing the waters The Stockton Record January 22, 2009 Federal legislation will help restore San Joaquin River, end lawsuit Legislation has cleared the U.S. Senate that will begin the process o...

Senate approves bill that would aid San Joaquin River The Fresno Bee By Michael Doyle January 15, 2009 WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday approved a grab-bag public lands bill that's supposed to...

California salmon deal fishy The Capital Press By Don Curlee January 8, 2009 The fishermen and hunters I know don't always get their game, but they seem to know where to find it. Oregon and Alaska...

Stream is half full for state's wild fisheries Record Searchlight November 22, 2008 Our view: A CalTrout report warns of mass extinctions, but we're also making great progress in learning to live ...

Native fish are dying out, but it's not too late Record Searchlight By Peter Moyle November 23, 2008 Most people identify the Pacific Northwest with salmon, but, in fact, there are more than 30 ki...

San Joaquin River restoration bill postponed until 2009 McClatchy Newspapers By Michael Doyle November 17, 2008 WASHINGTON -The Senate will postpone until early next year action on a big public l...

Deal reached on San Joaquin River legislation Associated Press By Garance Burke November 11, 2008 FRESNO - Congress is on track to sign off on a deal to restore California's San Joaquin River, bri...

Salmon run watched with wary eyes Stockton Record By Alex Breitler November 1, 2008 Disastrous 2007 season has many anglers worried Salmon fishing season - if you could call it that - begins tod...

Water fight swirls Capital Press By Cecilia Parsons October 23, 2008 Settlement debate muddies San Joaquin River restoration Differing - and passionate - views about the historic San Joaquin Riv...

San Joaquin River restoration details still being hashed out Bee Washington Bureau By Michael Doyle October 11, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are revisiting a San Joaquin River restoration plan eve...

Smelt again at center of water conflict: Environmentalists want 3 dozen contracts canceled or reworked. The Fresno Bee By John Ellis September 11, 2008 Environmentalists want the federal governme...

A Strategy for Coping with Climate Change: Amid rising seas, a California modeling effort recommends abandoning land tracts in the Sacramento Delta. MIT Technology Review By David Talbot September 1...

Reviving salmon may help solve other Calif. water problems, a key UC Davis researcher says. Fresno Bee By Mark Grossi February 24, 2008 Restoration of long-dead salmon runs in the San Joaquin Rive...