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June 5, 2008
The recent implementation of the Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP) and its TMPDMP release schedule for the Cannonsville Reservoir that the DRBC put into effect last fall has put the world class wild trout fishery on the upper Delaware, and particularly the lower West Branch and Main Stem Delaware in great danger!
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One Bug
Friends of the Upper Delaware River are happy to announce the first annual One Bug fundraiser to be held in Hancock, N.Y. on April 25th, 26th and 27th.
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A Call for Action.
The Flexible Flow proposal is fatally flawed, and we are encouraging those who cherish our rivers to let the commission know how you feel.
NOTE: The comment period has been extended for 45 days - please get your comments submitted.
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FUDR APPLAUDS TROUT UNLIMITED
National Trout Unlimited (NTU) and its New Jersey, New York and Pa Councils have recently issued a position statement regarding the Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP) set forth by the Parties to the Decree, September 30, 2007. This statement asserts that the policy, if approved by the DRBC in May, 2008, will cause significant damage to the established wild trout fishery in the Upper Delaware River. In particular, if the plans current release schedule is not changed, it will result in high summer water temperatures in the main stem and lower West branch that will be lethal to its trout and surrounding cold water habitat.
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PRESS RELEASE November 20, 2007
Friends of the Delaware River (FUDR) Response to the FFMP
On September 26, 2007, the Decree Parties to the Delaware River Compact passed an interim Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP) for the Delaware River.
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General Commentary on the Latest Version of the FFMP
By Robert A. Bachman, PhD
"The FFMP is a great attempt at managing the reservoirs with out the impossible task of meeting some temperature target or flow target at great distances downstream of the reservoirs.
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The Effects of Low Flows and Rapid Changes of Flow on Wild Trout Populations
By Robert A. Bachman, PhD.
One of the most harmful effects of rapid changes in flow on wild trout populations resulting from abrupt changes in releases from reservoirs, commonly referred to as the "YO-YO" effect.
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