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The Delta Stewardship Council is proposing to adopt procedures related to Council meetings to facilitate, coordinate, and implement a range of actions and policies in support of the coequal goals of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 (Wat. Code, § 85000 et seq.) in a forum accessible to the public consistent with Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Gov. Code, § 11120 et seq.). The specific benefits of this rulemaking are that these proposed regulations related to Council meetings would improve public transparency, align with available recording technologies and current practices, and make more efficient the conduct of Council meetings. The text of the proposed regulations is available for public inspection and comment.

The Delta Stewardship Council is seeking three prominent scientists to serve on the Delta Independent Science Board, which provides oversight of the science that underlies environmental decision-making in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Desired expertise include physical hydrology, geology, ecology and/or Traditional Knowledge.

The Delta Stewardship Council is pleased to share a new blog co-written by Performance Management Program Manager II Martina Koller and Deputy Executive Officer for Planning and Performance Jeff Henderson following the release of the second review of California’s long-term management plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Delta Plan.