The Measure
The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee (DPIIC) establishes program-level endangered species permitting mechanisms that increase efficiency for Ecosystem Restoration Tier 1 or 2 actions within the Delta and compatible ecosystem restoration projects within the Delta watershed.
Measure Details
The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee (DPIIC) formed a Restoration Subcommittee in 2022 to identify and implement strategies to reduce barriers to landscape-scale restoration and increase estuary-wide restoration coordination. The Restoration Subcommittee hosted the first Restoration Forum in February 2023 to provide a venue for participation and share project-specific information and produced an informational sheet about the progress in ecosystem restoration.
Delta Plan Strategy
Improve Institutional Coordination to Support Implementation of Ecosystem Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement
Delta Plan Recommendation
ER R “F” Support Implementation of Ecosystem Restoration.
Local, State and federal agencies should coordinate to support implementation of ecosystem restoration, and the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee (DPIIC) should:
(a) Consider establishing an ecosystem restoration subcommittee that includes tribal representation.
(b) Develop strategies for acquisition and long-term ownership and management of lands necessary to achieve ecosystem restoration consistent with the guidance in Appendix Q2.
(c) Develop a funding strategy that identifies a portfolio of approaches to remove institutional barriers and fund Ecosystem Restoration Tier 1 or 2 actions within the Delta.
(d) Establish program-level endangered species permitting mechanisms that increase efficiency for Ecosystem Restoration Tier 1 or 2 actions within the Delta and compatible ecosystem restoration projects within the Delta watershed.
(e) Coordinate with the Delta Science Program to align State, federal, and local resources for scientific support of restoration efforts, including adaptive management, data tools, monitoring, synthesis, and communication.
(f) Develop a landscape-scale strategy for recreational access to existing and future restoration sites, where appropriate and while maintaining ecological value.
(g) Increase tribal engagement and input in planning conducted by agencies responsible for implementing and coordinating ecosystem restoration and protection projects in the Delta.