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2021-2022 Comprehensive Emergency Drought Barrier Effectiveness Report

California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Environmental Science Associates (ESA), ICF International, Inc. (ICF) | June 19th, 2024


This report summarizes the construction, monitoring, effectiveness, and impacts of the 2021–2022 West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier (2021–2022 EDB). The purpose of this report is to meet the reporting requirements in the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) May 2021 Water Quality Certification (Section 8.0, Condition 1: Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting) and the commitment detailed in the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Monitoring Plan (updated in January 2022).

Keywords

drought, Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, salinity, water quality