Protect People and Property | Delta Stewardship Council

Output and Outcome Performance Measures

Multi-Hazard Coordination Task Force

Responsible local, state, and federal agencies with emergency response authority implement the recommendations of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Multi-Hazard Coordination Task Force by end of 2018.
Flood Casualties and Damages

Expected annual fatalities and expected annual property damages from flood emergencies are decreased.
Delta Levees

Delta levees reduce the flood-related risk to people, property, and state interests in the Delta.
Delivery Interruptions

No water-delivery interruption due to floods or earthquakes in the Delta.
Sea Level Rise Planning

Flood protection planning for new residential development in the Delta considers sea level rise.
Flood Insurance Community Ratings

Delta communities have improved their Community Rating Scores by 4% from 2013-2023 which lowers their National Flood Insurance Program costs.

Administrative Performance Measures

RR R04-01 - Develops Funding Priorities for Investments in Delta Levees

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Primary Agencies: Delta Stewardship Council

Status: Ongoing

RR R01-04 - Prepare Emergency Response Plans to Protect Utility Infrastructure

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Primary Agencies: Department of Water Resources

Status: Ongoing

RR R07-01 - Evaluate Other Areas to be Designated as Floodways

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Primary Agencies: California Central Valley Flood Protection Board

Status: Ongoing

RR P01-01 - Develop Funding Priorities for Investments in Delta Levees

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Primary Agencies: Delta Stewardship Council

Status: Complete

RR P04-01 - Floodplain Value and Functions not Affected by Encroachment on Floodplain

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Primary Agencies: Delta Stewardship Council

Status: Ongoing

RR P03-01 - Covered Actions Encroaching on Floodway Don't Impede the Flow of Water

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Primary Agencies: Delta Stewardship Council

Status: Ongoing

RR R01-02 - Evaluate Potential for Stored Material Sites by Reinforcing Delta Levees

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Primary Agencies: Department of Water Resources

Status: Complete

RR R08-01 - Develop Criteria for Locations of Future Setback Levees

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Primary Agencies: Department of Water Resources

Status: Behind Schedule

RR R02-01 - Legislature Creates a Delta Flood Risk Management Assessment District

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Primary Agencies: Delta Protection Commission

Status: Out of Alignment

RR R03-01-01 - Hold Hearings for Flood and Disaster Prevention Fees for Private Utilities

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Primary Agencies: California Public Utilities Commission

Status: Ongoing

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About Protect People and Property
The Delta Plan Protect People and Property chapter provides an overview of flood risk in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta), current flood management efforts, and the most pertinent agencies and regulations. It details core strategies to reduce risk to people, property, and State interests in the Delta. These core strategies form the basis of the four policies and fifteen recommendations found at the end of the chapter:
- Continue to prepare for Delta flood emergencies
- Modernize levee information management
- Prioritize investment in Delta flood management
- Update funding strategies
- Manage rural floodplains to avoid increased flood risk
- Protect and expand floodways, floodplains, and bypasses
- Renew assurances of federal assistance for post-disaster levee reconstruction
- Limit State liability
Reducing flood risks in the Delta also relies on locating urban development in the cities where levees are stronger (as proposed in Chapter 5) and retaining rural lands for agriculture, so that development in the most flood-prone areas is minimized. The Protect People and Property chapter was amended in 2018.

Download the Delta Plan Chapter PDF