2007 California Water Code Chapter 2.5. Sacramento-san Joaquin Delta Strategic Plan

CA Codes (wat:79473)

79473.  The Secretary of Resources, in collaboration with the
Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing, shall develop a
strategic plan to achieve a sustainable Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The plan shall include all of the following:
   (a) A description, characterization, or definition of a
sustainably managed delta, including the delta's multiple resources
and uses for each of the following:
   (1) Ecosystem functions, including aquatic and terrestrial flora
and fauna.
   (2) Land use and land use patterns.
   (3) Transportation uses, including streets, roads and highways,
and waterborne transportation.
   (4) Utility uses, including aqueducts, pipelines, and power
transmission corridors.
   (5) Water supply uses.
   (6) Recreation uses, including current and future recreational and
tourism uses.
   (7) Other aspects of sustainability determined to be desirable by
the Secretary of the Resources Agency or the Secretary of Business,
Transportation and Housing.
   (b) Measurable goals and objectives for achieving a sustainably
managed delta.
   (c) A list of necessary actions to achieve a sustainably managed
delta.
   (d) Recommendations for institutional changes, including creating
new institutions, necessary for achieving a sustainably managed
delta. The recommendations may include a discussion of any of the
following:
   (1) Oversight authorities.
   (2) Implementation authorities.
   (3) Land use authorities.
   (e) A strategic financing plan, including provisions for delta
beneficiaries to pay their share for the benefits that they receive.

   (f) Contingency plans addressing all of the following:
   (1) Response plans for local impacts, such as a levee failure on a
single island.
   (2) Response plans for widespread catastrophic losses, such as
losses that may occur as a result of a significant seismic event.
   (3) Adaptive management.
   (4) The likely impacts of global warming, climate change, and
sea-level rise.