Delta Stewardship Council

The Delta Stewardship Council is a Government of California agency that is tasked with managing the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.

Delta Stewardship Council Logo

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
  1. "Bill Text - SBX7-1 Public resources". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. "CA.gov | Delta Stewardship Council". deltacouncil.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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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