Major Challenges facing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Question 1

List major and latest challenges facing the Delta

Answer 1

1. Subsidence
2. Climate Change
   
   • Sea Level Rise
   • Effects to the system’s hydrology/watersheds
   • Effects on the Delta Ecosystem
3. Seismic activities
4. Urbanization
5. Endangered species
   -Shinock Salmon
   
   • Delta Smelt on the verge of being extinct
6. Fisheries ?
7. Invasive species-getting rid of them
8. Keeping a sustainable export and conveyance
   system
9. Water quality-keeping the saline intrusion at bay from
   effecting the water quality.
10. Age infrastructure- maintaining the levee structural
    integrity/stability
11. Stakeholders concerns
    -Delta Plan-2017
    -CA Water Plan 2018
    -CVFPP-State Flood Plan 2017
12. Legal court rulings/water rights
    -Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)