The Delta Stewardship Council is a Government of California agency that is tasked with managing the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
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 CALFED Bay-Delta Program.[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
edit- ^ "Bill Text - SBX7-1 Public resources". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "CA.gov | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Delta Council Members | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Delta Independent Science Board | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "The Delta Plan | Water Education Foundation". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Law section". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Program, State of California, CALFED Bay-Delta. "History of CALFED Bay-Delta Program". www.calwater.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ California, State of. "CALFED Science Program - Home page". science.calwater.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Board, CALFED Science Program Independent Science. "CALFED Science Program - Independent Science Board". www.science.calwater.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.