Delta Vision and all the news swirling about the Delta.  Since the end of August 2008, there has been literally thousands of reports, pages and documents surfacing which show that our current State Administration has been working with Central Valley and SoCal Water companies, and with Environmentalists to forge a compromise regarding Delta water use.  Basically, to stop having lawsuits about killing the fish in the water pumps, the emerging plan seems to be to direct or encourage salmon and other fish to travel up Steamboat Slough, Sutter Slough and use the Yolo Bypass area (Liberty Island and Prospect Island areas) so that they will not be sucked into the new water pumps they want to put along the Sacramento River north of Walnut Grove.  All of this is in the "planning" stages but so many of the "building blocks" are already in place that it appears to be in the implementation stage, not just planning. 

You might hear discussions about "saving" some islands and letting others go.  From the reports and documents found online, Ryer Island is a keeper.  Whew!  Steamboat Slough seems to be very much in their sights for "managed habitat" but what that means in reference to Snug Harbor is unclear.  We've seen noting that suggests boating will change...but not all the plans or building blocks are known at this time.  If any of you know anything different, please let us know!!  In the meantime, we will go on with business as usual.

For more info go to ca.gov.  Or some local websites providing info:

http://californiadelta.org  http://www.deltarevision.com  http://savethedelta.org

and for information specific to Steamboat Slough proposals, see our News updates.

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/committee/c26/Publications/PAB%201.pdf
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/committee/c26/Publications/PAB%202.pdf
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/committee/c26/Publications/PSB%201.pdf
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/committee/c26/Publications/PSB%202.pdf
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/committee/c26/Publications/PSB%203.pdf
 

2009 California Delta-Water Bill Package Summary – July 31, 2009

• Delta Conservancy – creation & authority

• Delta Protection Commission – modifications

• General Provisions – policies & definitions (Div. 35, Part 1)

• Early Actions – before adoption of Delta Plan (Div. 35, Part 2)

• Delta Stewardship Council – creation & authority (Div. 35, Part 3)

• Delta Water Master – creation & authority

• Delta Independent Science Board – creation & authority

• Delta Finance (Div. 35, Part 5)

• General Provisions – policies & definitions (Div. 35, Part 1)

• Early Actions – before adoption of Delta Plan (Div. 35, Part 2)

• Delta Plan Development – completed by 2011 (Div. 35, Part 4)

• Bay Delta Conservation Plan Requirements

• Water Diversion & Use Reporting – requirements & enforcement

• Civil Liability for Water Trespass - modifications

• Groundwater Elevation Monitoring

• Urban Water Conservation – 20% by 2020

• Agricultural Water Management Plans

• Sustainable Regional Water Resource Management