Monterey County releasing additional water from Nacimiento for steelhead
–As of Tuesday, special releases are being made from Nacimiento Reservoir to enhance adult steelhead migration conditions in the Salinas River, according to a notification by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
Releases are part of an adaptive management approach being followed in collaboration with the National Marine Fisheries Services to conserve steelhead in the Salinas River watershed. Releases from Nacimiento Reservoir up to 460 cubic feet per second (cfs) were authorized by the Monterey County Water Resources Board of Directors on Jan. 17, 2017 and began Jan. 24. Releases from San Antonio Reservoir are expected to remain at 3 cfs.
Prior to recent storms, 60 cfs were released daily from the reservoir.
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