The Delta Stewardship Council was created in legislation to achieve the state mandated coequal goals for the Delta. "'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 shall 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." (CA Water Code §85054)

November 2011 eNewsletter

  • Delta Independent Science Board Member Spotlight

    November 2011

    Judy Meyer Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) member Judy Meyer not only studies water systems for a living, she surrounds herself with it. Where she calls home is an island in the Pacific Northwest. The nationally recognized expert on aquatic ecology and rivers sports a 27-page curriculum...
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  • Council Releases Draft EIR

    November 2011

    Draft Delta Plan, five alternatives reviewed for environmental impact After thousands of comments on drafts of the Delta Plan and countless hours of preparation, the Delta Stewardship Council released its draft programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Nov. 4. The draft EIR is a technical...
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  • Schedule for the Delta Plan

    November 2011

    Milestones on the Horizon As the Delta Stewardship Council moves closer toward adopting a final Delta Plan, there are still many benchmarks to be met and —as always—many comments to be reviewed. The Council met one of those benchmarks Nov. 4 when it released its draft environmental impact report (...
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  • Commission Makes Progress on Key Plan

    November 2011

    The Delta Protection Commission has approved the latest version of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), but the document is still a work in progress.Executive Director of the Commission, Mike Machado, told the Delta Stewardship Council during a recent meeting that the majority of work has been...
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  • EIR Hearings to take place in and around State Capitol

    November 2011

    Public invited to comment on draft environmental review The Delta Stewardship Council will convene a minimum of two public hearings over the next two months–in addition to accepting written and electronic correspondence–to hear public comment. While the law requires a 45-day comment period and does...
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  • Work Session for Covered Actions

    November 2011

    The Delta Stewardship Council will hold another work session to explain and discuss covered actions, one of the most talked about parts of the Delta Plan. The work session will likely be in late November in Sacramento. This chart shows the steps in identifying a covered action. Agencies retain...
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