Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem

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Author(s):
Publish Date:
April 29, 2013
Publisher:
San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California
Place of Publication:
San Francisco
Format:
Other
Citation(s):
  • Barton H. Thompson, Jr., Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, William Fleenor, Brian Gray, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle, and Caitrin Phillips, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem, San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California, 2013.

Abstract

California is at a critical juncture on policy for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. This report summarizes the results of a wide-ranging study of cost-effective ways to improve the health of the Delta ecosystem. It highlights the need for science-based, integrated management of the many sources of ecosystem stress. The report also recommends improvements to the highly fragmented system of oversight that now involves dozens of federal, state, and local agencies.