Water flows into the American River have been increased despite the drought.

State and federal water managers are fighting to prevent San Francisco Bay salinity from intruding into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

The Sacramento Bee reports the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation increased water releases from Nimbus Dam into the American River yesterday as they did late last month.

Because of drought and very low snow melt, there isn’t enough natural runoff from the Sierra Nevada to hold salt water out of the Delta.

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