On Dec. 19, 2024, state pumping was reduced down to 5%-6% of capacity to protect smelt that "could be" migrating.

I say "could be" because the last time a smelt was collected in a Fall Trawling Survey was in 2017 when ONE smelt was found, - Kristi Diener  

Smelt, L.A. Fires, and Water Supply. 

• You're looking at the last 30 days of Delta outflows, where freshwater runs into the sea daily, instead of being captured into storage through pumping...