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Federal lawsuit filed over Yuba River dams for salmon habitat

The fight over the existence of two major dams on the Yuba River entered a new phase Wednesday afternoon, as the Yuba County Water Agency filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District Court against the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the operation and maintenance of Daguerre and Englebright dams. In February 2012, the fisheries service, a federal agency responsible for the management of the nation’s marine resources, issued an order to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — which operates both dams — to implement multiple actions to reintroduce three endangered species of fish to the upper watershed of …

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