Part of the water problem in California is because people in the north are trying to keep those minnows alive !! Come on people,, they are fish bait,, and I can guarantee that if they are gone tomorrow humanity will not miss them !! If they want to preserve the species,which personally I see no benefit from, just move the minnows !! If they don`t make it,,then chalk it up to the natural cycle of life and move on !!