"That is a lot of fish, including a lot of commercially viable fish and a lot of endangered fish, to kill year in, year out," said Jon Rosenfield, science director at the environmental watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper.
Delta pumps likely killed over half a million fish in two decades. This year was extra deadly yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"Giant pumps hum inside a warehouse-like building, pushing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the California Aqueduct, where it travels more than 400 miles south to the taps of over half the state’s population."
As California pumps water south, an elaborate operation focuses on rescuing fish. Lately, more fish have been arriving, forcing the state to pump less water.
As California pumps water south, an elaborate operation focuses on rescuing fish. Lately, more fish have been arriving, forcing the state to pump less water.