Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Stewardship Council
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Agency overview
Headquarters 980 Ninth Street, Suite 1500, Sacramento, CA 95814
Website http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/

In November 2009, the California Legislature enacted SBX7 1 (Delta Reform Act)[1], one of several bills passed related to water supply reliability, ecosystem health, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Act, effective on Feb. 3, 2010, called for the creation of the Delta Stewardship Council[2].

The Council has seven members[3], who are consulted by a 10-member board of scientists, the Delta Independent Science Board[4].

The Act required that the Council develop a management plan for the Delta to ensure coordinated action at the federal, state, and local levels. This document is referred to as the Delta Plan[5].

Part of SBX7 1, Water Code Section 85204 also mandated the Council "establish and oversee a committee of agencies responsible for implementing the Delta Plan[6]" to ensure that the actions of other agencies conform to the Delta Plan's policies.

As stated in the Delta Reform Act, the Council stems from the California (CALFED) Bay-Delta Authority.[7] Likewise, the Delta Science Program[8] replaced the CALFED Science Program[9] and the Delta Independent Science Board replaced the CALFED Independent Science Board[10].

References

  1. ↑ "Bill Text - SBX7-1 Public resources". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ↑ "CA.gov | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Delta Council Members | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Delta Independent Science Board | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  5. ↑ "The Delta Plan | Water Education Foundation". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  6. ↑ "Law section". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  7. ↑ Program, State of California, CALFED Bay-Delta. "History of CALFED Bay-Delta Program". www.calwater.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  9. ↑ California, State of. "CALFED Science Program - Home page". science.calwater.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  10. ↑ Board, CALFED Science Program Independent Science. "CALFED Science Program - Independent Science Board". www.science.calwater.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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