San Francisco Bay/Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta) Program
Comprehensive Bay-Delta Efforts
The State Water Board is in the process of developing and implementing updates to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (Bay-Delta Plan) and flow objectives for priority tributaries to the Delta to protect beneficial uses in the Bay-Delta watershed. Phase 1 of this work involves updating San Joaquin River flow and southern Delta water quality requirements included in the Bay-Delta Plan. Phase 2 involves other comprehensive changes to the Bay-Delta Plan to protect beneficial uses not addressed in Phase 1. Phase 3 involves changes to water rights and other measures to implement changes to the Bay-Delta Plan from Phases 1 and 2. Phase 4 involves developing and implementing flow objectives for priority Delta tributaries outside of the Bay-Delta Plan updates. Additional information concerning these processes is available at the links below:
- Bay Delta Planning Efforts Fact Sheet - April 2013
- Frequently Asked Questions on the Bay Delta Process - May 17, 2012
- Bay-Delta Plan Update: San Joaquin River Flows and Southern Delta Water Quality (Phase 1)
- Bay-Delta Plan Update: Comprehensive Review (Phase 2)
- Water Rights Implementation of Changes to the Bay-Delta Plans (Phase 3)
- Development and Implementation of Flow Objectives for Priority Delta Tributaries (Phase 4)
- February 21, 2012 Informational Item
Other Program Links
- Office of the Delta Watermaster
- Delta Flow Criteria
- Bay Delta Team
- Strategic Workplan
- Strategic Workplan Updates and Schedule of Element Actions
- Water Quality and Contaminant Control
- Comprehensive Monitoring Program
- San Joaquin River Flow and Southern Delta Water Quality
- Comprehensive Review of the Bay-Delta Plan - Periodic Review of the Bay-Delta Plan and Evidentiary Hearings Reasonableness Proceeding
- Water Right Investigation, Enforcement, and Other Activities to Ensure Flows
- Water Use Efficiency
- Other Activities
- Information Leading to Approval of the Strategic Workplan
- December 4, 2007 Resolutions
- Water Quality Control Plans
- Pelagic Organism Decline
- Southern Delta Salinity Compliance
- Order 2006-0006
- Order 2010-0002
- San Joaquin River Recirculation Feasibility Study
- Low Head Pump Salinity Control Study, April 2011
- Special Study: Evaluation of Dilution Flow to Meet Interior South Delta Water Quality Objectives, April 8, 2011 »» Main Report through App C | App D through App G
- Joint Points of Diversion
- Decision 1641 Related Links
- Environmental Impact Reports
- Presentations from November 15, 2010 Board Workshop on San Joaquin River Restoration Program
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- Strategic Workplan



