Concerns about the endangered desert pupfish delay Colorado River conservation plans in Imperial Valley
Plans to scale back water usage from the imperiled Colorado River have been hindered by a tiny fish no bigger than an index finger. The Imperial Irrigation District in far Southern California had been gearing up to begin a water conservation program next month that would pay farmers to temporarily stop watering crops such as alfalfa and wheat in an effort to save supplies.
Habitat destruction and other changes have seen its populations decline rapidly, and most desert pupfish are now found only in the Salton Sea and in nearby shoreline pools and freshwater ponds — as well as irrigation drains. 'Drains are created for farmers to be able to convey irrigation runoff, and the pupfish decided it was a good place to live,' Asbury told the AP.
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