The State - News from March 27, 1988
A state agency has approved a contested plan that would require the federal government to alter management of Shasta Dam to protect a salmon run on the upper Sacramento River. The decision by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board focused on the temperature of water released from Shasta Dam during dry years when water gets above 56 degrees. That is the temperature level that threatens salmon eggs. The board was being asked to approve new rules to force the bureau to discharge water from Shasta that meets the 56-degree threshold.
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