The Delta Plan: Ensuring a reliable water supply for California, a healthy Delta ecosystem, and a place of enduring value
Delta Independent Science Board | May 16th, 2013
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is the grand confluence of California’s waters, the place where the state’s largest rivers merge in a web of channels—and in a maze of controversy. The Delta is a zone where the wants of a modern society come into collision with each other and with the stubborn limitations of a natural system. In 2009, seeking an end to decades of conflict over water, the Legislature established the Delta Stewardship Council with a mandate to resolve long-standing issues. The first step toward that resolution is the document you have before you, the Delta Plan.
Keywords
ecosystem restoration, endangered species, fisheries, flood management, planning and management, Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, salinity, water project operations, water supply