The order aims to improve habitat for threatened steelhead trout, but it “has put us on the path to draining Lopez Lake,” one ...

San Luis Obispo County is appealing a court decision requiring increased water releases from the Lopez Lake Dam.

San Luis Obispo County recently filed an appeal on decision by a federal judge who ruled late last year the county must release more water from Lopez Lake in order to help protect the endangered ...

San Luis Obispo County has been ordered to increase releases from Lopez Dam to protect steelhead trout.

Lopez Lake was about 2 feet from spilling over its spillway, seen here, on Jan. 5, 2024. Mackenzie Shuman [email protected] Arroyo Grande Creek is designated as “critical habitat ...

Arroyo Grande Creek is designated as “critical habitat” that supports spawning, growth and migration of steelhead trout, the judge’s ruling said. Steelhead trout born in Lopez Lake and Arroyo Grande ...