California Water Plan 2013: San Francisco Bay Hydrologic Region Report

The San Francisco Bay Hydrologic Region (Bay Region) has many significant water management challenges — sustaining water supply, water quality, and the ecosystems in and around San Francisco Bay; reducing flood damages; and adapting to impacts from climate change. In addition to these topics, a thorough discussion of climate change is presented including precipitation variability, reduced snowpack accumulation in the Sierra Nevada, and vulnerability of developed bay and coastal areas to sea level rise. With strong water planning and governance and several resource management strategies that can be applied, the region is poised to address these challenges effectively.