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)

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New Underwater Video Technology Aids in Fish Research

The latest issue of Science News is now available online. The February issue features stories on exciting new underwater video technology—the SmeltCam that allows scientists to monitor and count endangered fish in the Delta without handling them, the announcement of the Delta Science Program New Lead Scientist, Dr. Peter Goodwin, and a recap of the January Delta Independent Science Board meeting.

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Announcing the New Lead Scientist of the Delta Science Program!

Dr. Peter Goodwin, an internationally recognized expert in ecohydraulics (the impact of management on aquatic ecosystems), ecosystem restoration, and enhancement of river, wetland and estuarine systems has been appointed by the Delta Stewardship Council as the new Lead Scientist for the Delta Science Program. 

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Panel Releases Report on OCAP Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Actions

An independent panel of scientific experts has released its review report on the implementation of Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (RPA) Actions affecting the Operations Criteria and Plan (OCAP) for State/Federal Water Operations for the prior year’s operations related to salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon and delta smelt.

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Science Panel Releases Review of Economic Sustainability Plan for the Delta

An independent science review panel released its review of the Delta Protection Commission Economic Sustainability Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Plan includes information and recommendations to inform the Delta Stewardship Council's policies regarding the socioeconomic sustainability of the Delta region.

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Review Panel Report Released on Draft BDCP Effects Analysis Conceptual Foundation and Analytical Framework and Entrainment Appendix

An Independent Science Review Panel released its report on the first phase of its review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Effects Analysis Conceptual Foundation and Analytical Framework and Entrainment Appendix.

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Delta Smelt are Ready for Their Close-Up

It's not just Hollywood that's talking about best pictures these days. Introducing the "SmeltCam"—a new underwater video technology that allows scientists to monitor and count endangered fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta without handling them…

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Fellows Program

The innovative Delta Science Fellows (formerly known as CALFED Fellows) Program, which began with the class of 2003, funds postdoctoral and graduate researchers to work with community and scientific mentors on targeted Bay-Delta research priorities. The Fellows Program is administered in conjunction with the California Sea Grant Program.  

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Grant Program

The Delta Science Program has funded more than 30 research grants totaling more than 15 million dollars. The Science Program considers funding scientific research to be a critical component in establishing unbiased and authoritative knowledge directly relevant to Bay-Delta actions. This knowledge will fundamentally advance the understanding of the complex...

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