By this logic, the towns of Point Reyes Station, Olema, and Inverness Park are now using about 10 times more water than they're entitled to. Under the plan, the type of water year it is would depend on rainfall measurements at Kent Lake on Jan. 1 and April 1, after which releases would be adjusted accordingly. North Marin would pay for the water with cash and by providing Marin Municipal with Russian River water, which North Marin would transfer to Marin Municipal through an intertie near Novato. Marin Municipal costs Marin Municipal might also have to redo some of its own plumbing. Under a 1982 state order, the district pumps 4,000 acre-feet of water from Nicasio Reservoir to Peters Dam, where it gets released at the base.
Fish develop quicker in cold water.
They see food better in clear water. They breathe better in water with lots of dissolved oxygen. Nicasio Reservoir water is warmer, cloudier, and less oxygenated than Kent Lake's. The state plan recommends that water temperatures in Lagunitas Creek be kept at 56 degrees during winter months and 58 degrees in the summer, as measured in Samuel P. Taylor State Park. To accomplish this, the Marin Municipal would have to mix its Kent Lake and Nicasio Reservoir releases.