by South Yuba River Citizens League | Sep 5, 2023
Enacted in 1972, the Clean Water Act established a nationwide approach to improving the quality of our nation’s lakes, rivers, streams, and other water bodies. One of its features is that it prohibits the discharge of pollutants from a point source into “navigable waters” unless otherwise authorized under the Act. “Navigable waters” are defined in the Act as “the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.”
by California Trout | Aug 30, 2023
This week, the federal Environmental Protection Agency released new rules for the regulation of many of the wetlands, streams and seasonal creeks throughout the United States in order to ensure conformity with a recent US Supreme Court decision on the Clean Water Act.
by South Yuba River Citizens League | Aug 23, 2023
Dams create a number of issues for the overall health of a watershed. One of the primary issues is that they modify the volume (discharge) and timing of when and how water flows in the portion of the river downstream. Dams trap and store water in the wet periods of time, and then release additional water during the dry, hot periods of time to meet human need. The graph which shows the amount of water flowing past a point over time is called a hydrograph.
by Trout Unlimited | Jul 6, 2023
John McMillan returns with a guest column about the ongoing recovery of the Elwha River.
by Trout Unlimited | Jun 21, 2023
The communities and ecosystem of the Columbia River Basin need healthy and harvestable salmon and steelhead populationsHaley Ohms and Rob Masonis
