Restore the Delta

Description

Restore the Delta works to:

* Improve Delta water quality and quantity to meet federal Clean Water Act standards, to protect native and desired species, to protect public health, and to sustain a regional agriculture, recreation, and tourism economy worth over $6 billion to California.

* Reduce water exports to levels that will restore and sustain the Delta’s ecosystem.

* Support levee maintenance to protect urban areas, farmland, and infrastructure of statewide significance.

* Support comprehensive flood management and emergency response planning.

* Market the Delta as a unique resource for recreation, including fishing, swimming, wine tasting, wind surfing, hiking, boating, camping, hunting, and bird watching.

* Protect the economic interests of the Delta, including fishing, farming, marinas, recreation, transportation, and tourism.

* Mobilize a broad-based grassroots movement in pursuit of these goals.