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Status of the Delta Stewardship Council

Status of the Delta Stewardship Council. Gloria D. Gray Member West Basin MWD Board, Metropolitan Board and Delta Council. Legislative Mandate for the Delta Plan. Passage of the Delta Reform Act of 2009 set forth groundbreaking new state policy:

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Status of the Delta Stewardship Council

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  1. Status of the Delta Stewardship Council Gloria D. GrayMember West Basin MWD Board, Metropolitan Board and Delta Council

  2. Legislative Mandate for the Delta Plan • Passage of the Delta Reform Act of 2009 set forthgroundbreaking new state policy: “Coequal goals means the two goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring and enhancing the Delta ecosystem. The coequal goals must be achieved in a manner that protects and enhances the unique cultural, recreational, natural resource and agricultural values of the Delta as an evolving place.” State Water Code §85054

  3. Delta Stewardship Council • The Delta Reform Act created the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) to develop a Delta Plan, guided by the coequal goals • Independent state agency with seven members statewide with diverse backgrounds • Delta Stewardship Council to adopt a Delta Plan no later than Jan. 1, 2012 3

  4. Delta Stewardship Council (cont’d)

  5. Who’s in Charge in the Delta? • Water Planning and Operations • Department of Water Resources • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation • Water Districts • Counties, Cities • Land Use • Counties • Cities • Delta Protection Commission • Water Regulation • Department of Water Resources • State Water Resources Control Board • Department of Fish and Game • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation • U.S. Fish and Wildlife • U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Regional Water Quality Control Board

  6. Who’s in Charge, con’t • Delta Reform Act • Modified the Delta Protection Commission • Created the Delta Conservancy • Created the Delta Stewardship Council • To develop, adopt, and commence implementation of a comprehensive management plan for the Delta • To engage other agencies in the Delta Plan to move forward with a cohesive response to Delta problems

  7. Stressors in the Delta • Urban/Agriculture runoff • Toxic Pollutants • Invasive Species • Diversions • Non-native fish predation 7

  8. Delta Plan Highlights Water Resource Management Water Reliability and BDCP Delta Flow Objectives Ecosystem Restoration Reduce Flood Risk Improve Water Quality The Delta as an Evolving Place Financial Plan

  9. Proposed Focus Groups • Covered Actions • Storage • Flow Criteria • Ecosystem Restoration • Water Supply Reliability • Finance Plan • Delta Evolution • Levee Investment Plan • Success of Delta Plan

  10. Achieving Coequal Goals • The Delta Plan will be: • Foundational • Adaptable • Practical • Enforceable 10

  11. Status of Fifth Draft • 12 proposed regulatory policies are included • 61 recommendations • Encourages state and local agencies to implement local and regional projects • Evaluation of EIR Alternatives

  12. EIR Alternatives • No Action • Comment letter submitted by the Ag-Urban Water Coalition • To reduce impacts on water users located outside of the Delta that use Delta waters • To reduce impacts on the Delta ecosystems • To reduce impacts on Delta communities

  13. What is the Bay Delta Conservation Plan • Bay Delta Conservation Plan • Managed by DWR • Being prepared through a collaboration of state, federal, and local water agencies, state and federal fish agencies, environmental organizations, and other interested parties • Is a long-term conservation strategy with actions needed for a healthy Delta • Implemented over the next 50 years • Shall be incorporated into the Delta Plan, if it meets the test of the 2009 legislation

  14. Next Steps October 2011: Review comments on Draft EIR and Fifth Draft November 2011: Review of Sixth Draft and submit to Office of Administrative Law for Review December 2011: Consideration of adoption of Seventh Draft with Final EIR January 2012: Final Plan presented to the legislature

  15. What can YOU do to Help Review the Fifth Draft of Delta Plan and provide input Assist us in moving this plan forward and addressing the problems Participate in topical Focus Groups 15

  16. For more information visit: • Delta Stewardship Council website: www.deltacouncil.ca.gov • Bay-Delta Conservation Plan website: www.baydeltaconservationplan.com

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