Gavin Newsom
California Governor
Eleni Kounalakis
California Lieutenant Governor
Latest News
- New on Maven’s Notebook: How Operation Baseline Advanced Delta Science
In case you missed it, a recent Maven’s Notebook article – “From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science” – covers how a $4.5 million investment from the Delta Stewardship Council in 2016 is still providing key scientific data needed to understand changing conditions in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ten years later.
- Governor Appoints New Special Assistant for Planning and Science
Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Rachel Wigginton to the Delta Stewardship Council as special assistant for planning and science.
- February 2026 Meetings
The Delta Independent Science Board and the Delta Stewardship Council will hold the following public meetings this month. In accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, meeting notices detailing agendas, public comment opportunities, logistics, and more will be posted on our events web page 10 days prior. Revised notices will be issued if changes arise.
The Coequal Goals
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 Section 85054)
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