American Rivers가 America's Most Endangered Rivers 목록을 발표했다.

America's Most Endangered Rivers는 강에서 유출된 물이 초과됐을 때 환경과 지역 사회에 초래 할 주요한 문제를 보도한다.

America's Most Endangered Rivers 연례 보고서는 강의 운명이 결정되는 주요한 기로에 서있는 강의 목록이다. 수년간 이 보고서는 구식 댐의 제거와 야생의 아름다운 지역을 보호하고 오염과 환경에 유해한 개발을 막는데 도움을 줬다.

American Rivers는 캘리포니아 수자원 관리 기구에 지속 가능한 농업을 지원하고 수질과 어류를 보호하기 위해 강으로 유입되는 양 증가를 요청했다. 또한 의회에 San Joaquin River을 보호하는 보호 협정과 법 제정을 촉구하고 이와 관련된 일을 지원하는 직업과 사회를 보호하도록 요청했다.

American Rivers announced its annual list of America's Most Endangered Rivers　, marking the second year in a row the report underscores problems that arise for communities and the environment when excessive amounts of water is drained out of rivers.

The annual America's Most Endangered Rivers report is a list of rivers at a crossroads, where key decisions in the coming months will determine the rivers' fates. Over the years, the report has helped spur many successes including the removal of outdated dams, the protection of rivers with wild and scenic designations, and the prevention of harmful development and pollution.

Last year, the Colorado River topped the list as a result of outdated water management. The Colorado River Basin is also mentioned this year, with water diversion threats placing the Gila River and the rivers of the Upper Colorado Basin on the Most Endangered list. Likewise, the report names California's San Joaquin River the Most Endangered River in the country. Outdated water management and excessive diversions, compounded by the current drought, have put the river at a breaking point.

American Rivers is calling on the California State Water Resources Control Board to increase flows in the river to protect water quality, fish, and recreation, and support sustainable agriculture. American Rivers is also urging Congress to preserve agreements and laws designed to protect the San Joaquin River and the jobs and communities it supports.

Four million people live in the San Joaquin watershed. The river and its tributaries support some of the most productive and profitable agriculture in the world, irrigating more than two million acres of arid land. However, the river is so heavily exploited that it runs dry in certain stretches. The current drought is placing additional stress on the river and revealing the inadequacies of status quo water management for both people and the environment.