Delta Stewardship Council

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The Delta Stewardship Council is a California state agency responsible for long-term planning, coordination, and oversight of water management and ecosystem restoration in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf California state agency
government organization
appliesToJurisdiction Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
Suisun Marsh
cooperatesWith California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Water Resources
State Water Resources Control Board
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
local reclamation districts in the Delta
country United States
creates Delta Plan
employerOf executive officer of the Delta Stewardship Council
fieldOfWork climate change adaptation
ecosystem restoration
environmental planning
regional land use planning
water resources management
focusesOn Delta water quality and salinity management
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta levee system resilience
restoration of Delta aquatic and terrestrial habitats
science-based decision making in Delta management
hasHeadquartersLocation Sacramento, California
hasPart Delta Independent Science Board
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee
inception 2010
issues consistency determinations with the Delta Plan
jurisdiction Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
legalBasis California Water Code
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009
legislativeBody California State Legislature
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sacramento County, California NERFINISHED
mandate achieve the coequal goals of water supply reliability and ecosystem restoration
protect and enhance the unique cultural, recreational, natural resource, and agricultural values of the Delta
oversightOf implementation of state and local plans affecting the Delta
parentOrganization State of California
partOf California Natural Resources governance structure
primaryRole coordination of Delta water management
implementation of the Delta Plan
long-term planning for the Delta
oversight of Delta ecosystem restoration
regulatoryPowerOver covered actions in the Delta
replaced CALFED Bay-Delta Program (oversight role)
shortName DSC
state California
supervises Delta Independent Science Board
website https://deltacouncil.ca.gov

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