Envisioning Futures For The Sacramento San Joaquin Delta
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Author | : Jay R. Lund |
Publisher | : Public Policy Instit. of CA |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2007-02-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781582131269 |
California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is widely perceived to be in crisis today: its levee system is fragile, many of its native species are declining rapidly, and it lacks strong governing institutions to deal with its problems. In its current state, the Delta is unsustainable for almost all stakeholders. This report provides a comprehensive, scientifically up-to-date analysis and outlines several alternative management strategies for the Delta.
Author | : Jay Lund |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2010-02-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520945379 |
An ecosystem in freefall, a shrinking water supply for cities and agriculture, an antiquated network of failure-prone levees—this is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the major hub of California's water system. Written by a team of independent water experts, this analysis of the latest data evaluates proposed solutions to the Delta's myriad problems. Through in-depth economic and ecological analysis, the authors find that the current policy of channeling water exports through the Delta is not sustainable for any interest. Employing a peripheral canal-conveying water around the Delta instead of through it—as part of a larger habitat and water management plan appears to be the best strategy to maintain both a high-quality water supply and at the same time improve conditions for native fish and wildlife. This important assessment includes integrated analysis of long term ecosystem and water management options and demonstrates how issues such as climate change and sustainability will shape the future. Published in cooperation with the Public Policy Institute of California
Author | : Public Policy Institute of California |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Delta Region (Calif.) |
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Publisher | : Public Policy Instit. of CA |
Total Pages | : 64 |
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Author | : Interagency Delta Committee |
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Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Delta Region (Calif.) |
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Author | : San Francisco Estuary Institute |
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Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2014-10-27 |
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ISBN | : 9780990898504 |
Recent state policy sets ambitious goals for ecosystem restoration in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta. The Delta Plan and California Water Code, as well as other regional documents, identify the need to go beyond small-scale habitat restoration to create larger functional landscapes of interconnected habitats. Yet there is little quantitative guidance available to help design the complex spatial systems that are likely to achieve these goals. This report provides the first analysis of ecological landscape metrics in the pre-disturbance and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional, resilient landscapes for the future.
Author | : Mary Lou Randall |
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Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Interagency Delta Committee |
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Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Water resources development |
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Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 1982 |
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Author | : Alison Whipple |
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Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780615942186 |
"This historical reconstruction documents patterns of variation and extent of habitat types throughout the Delta for improved understanding of species support functions and controlling physical processes within the native landscape. Knowing how different parts of the vast historical Delta looked and functioned provides needed information for future restoration strategies. Given the extensive changes to the Delta, the goal of the project is not to create a literal template from which to recreate the historical Delta. Rather the objective is to understand how large-scale restoration can support an ecosystem in the future Delta that reflects functions to which native species are adapted. This involves recognizing physical gradients along which ecosystems can adapt as the Delta continues to change." -- project web site.