The State - News from Oct. 9, 1989

State water officials have reached agreement on a plan to preserve Sacramento River salmon--a plan that requires congressional support and could take years to put in place. But the compromise would avoid legal entanglements with California’s powerful water industry over the operation of dams. If approved, the plan will settle an 18-month-old dispute over the modification of Shasta Dam by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to allow cold water releases favorable for spawning salmon downstream.