A levee in the Delta

Public Comment Period Extended and Hearing Rescheduled:

Proposed Rulemaking for Delta Plan Amendment Regarding

 the Delta Levees Investment Strategy


The Delta Stewardship Council has issued a corrected version of the proposed regulatory text for the Delta Levees Investment Strategy rulemaking, Office of Administrative Law (OAL) file number Z-2022-0909-01. The written public comment period is EXTENDED through 11:59 PM on November 16, 2022. The public hearing date is RESCHEDULED from October 27, 2022, to November 17, 2022. The corrected text is available on the Council’s DLIS web page in the section titled “Administrative Procedure Act Rulemaking Process Comment Period.”


Written comments can be sent via email (preferred) to amend.rrp1@deltacouncil.ca.gov or mailed to the following staff.


Erin Mullin

Delta Stewardship Council

715 P Street, Suite 15-300

Sacramento, CA 95814


Comments will also be received at a public hearing on November 17, 2022, at the Council’s public meeting. This item will be considered at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the Council, which is anticipated to commence at 9:00 AM. This item may be heard at any time during the regularly scheduled meeting. A meeting notice that confirms the time at which this agenda item will be considered will be available on the Council’s meetings web page at least ten days before the meeting.


Documents associated with this rulemaking process can be accessed by emailing oal_recordsRRP1@deltacouncil.ca.gov.

VIEW THE REVISED NOTICE

The proposed regulation would assign a priority of very-high, high, or other for levee improvement funding to each island or tract located within the legal boundaries of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh.


Pursuant to the proposed regulation, the California Department of Water Resources would fund levee improvement projects at very-high priority islands or tracts before funding levee improvement projects at high or other priority islands or tracts. If available funds are sufficient to fully fund levee improvements at the very-high priority islands or tracts, then levee improvements on high priority islands or tracts may be provided, and, after those projects have been fully funded, then levee improvement projects at other priority islands or tracts may be funded.


The proposed amendment would also require the DWR to submit an annual report to the Council including information describing Delta levee investments relative to the priorities and any variations from the priorities in the proposed regulation.


Visit the Delta Levees Investment Strategy (DLIS) web page to learn more.

Yolo bypass levee construction.

The DLIS is a tool for State prioritization of investments in levee operations, maintenance, and improvements in the Delta. The DLIS aims to reduce the likelihood and consequences of levee failures to protect people, property, and State interests while advancing statewide water supply reliability and Delta ecosystem resilience in a manner that protects and enhances the Delta as a place where people live, work, and recreate.

The proposed regulation is intended to ensure State priorities are met as required by the Delta Plan. The rulemaking process typically involves multiple phases, including notice of potentially adopting or amending a regulation and a public comment period on the proposed regulation. A proposed regulation is subject to review by OAL, which is responsible for ensuring State agency compliance with the rulemaking procedures and standards set forth in the California Administrative Procedure Act.

Delta Stewardship Council

715 P Street, 15-300

Sacramento, CA 95814

 

deltacouncil.ca.gov

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