The Delta has always been a flashpoint for the state's water politics. For decades, its ecosystem has been in ecological free fall, prompting fierce battles over how much water should be left in the environment, and how much pumped to farms and cities hundreds of miles away.
Now, a new report from the San Francisco Estuary Institute documents why the Delta's ecosystem is failing for many of its endangered species.
The findings could inform efforts to restore the estuary, which some argue would make the water supply more reliable for the entire state.
"It's guidance for what would make a healthy ecosystem –- the missing elements," says Robin Grossinger, who worked on the report at the San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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