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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A winter storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to San Luis Obispo County on Thursday, with more on the way throughout the ...

San Luis Obispo County is fighting a court ruling to discharge more water from Lopez Lake to protect steelhead trout.