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<br /> CHAPTER L PROTECT AfdD ENHANCE THE OrtianE CULTURAL, RECREATtnNAIrNAT URAL RESOUHCEt
<br /> AND AGRiCULTURALVALUES OF THE CALIFORMIL DELTA AS AN EVOLVING PLACE
<br /> 1h) ror purposes of Water Coda seetian 65057.518)13) and sactlon or contribute to subsidence on the leasodlaod, unless rite lassee
<br /> b001fj/i1)1V of this Chapter, this policy covers prnposedactlons participates in subsidence raversalorreductlon programs
<br /> 1h8t involve the siting of water management facilities, ecosystem p ,State agendas currently conducing subsidence 191481s81pmjecis fn
<br /> restoration, and flood managomontinfrastructura. the Delta on State-owned lands should investigate options for
<br /> 23 CCH sec5un 5811 sealing up those projects if they have been doomed successful. The
<br /> NDTE: Authority cited: Section 852100), Vater Code, Califonrio Department of AlatorRasources should develop a plan,
<br /> Reference: Suctions 85020 , 85022, 85054, 85300, and 65305, water Cade. including funding needs; formcreamrig the extort ofthoir
<br /> subsidence ravorsal nod carbon sequestration pmjocts to
<br /> 5,o00acres byJanuary 1, 2017.
<br /> DP D�. Plea for the Vitality and I'resarvation of Legacy
<br /> a the Dolta Stewardship Council, in conjunction tnddr the California
<br /> Communities Air Resources Board 1CARB) and the Do NL Conservancy, should
<br /> investigate the opportunity for the development of a carbon markot
<br /> ,local governments, in cooperation with tha Delta Protection Commission whereby Delta farmers could raceive ctodit for carbon
<br /> and Delta Conservancy, shnuld prepare plans fur each community that sequesowdun byreducing subsidonca and growing nat;ve marsh
<br /> entpb980 its distinciiva character, ancauraga historicpraservation, and wetland plants. This investigation should include the potential
<br /> identify opportunities to encourage tuudsn, serve surrounding lands, or for developing offset protocols applicable to these types of plants
<br /> develop other appropriate uses, and reduce flood risks. for subsequent
<br /> DP 114. Huy Rights of Wayfrom Willing Sellers When adoption by the CAR,
<br /> Peasil3le
<br /> Agencies acquiring land for water management foci!ties, ecosystem Maintain Delta Agriculture
<br /> rasturation, and flood management infrastructure should purchase from
<br /> v✓ Ong segars, when f mhle, including consideration of whether lands Agriculture is the principal land use in the Delta; however, in recent
<br /> suitable forpmposed projects ore available atfairpricas decades, the total area of agricultural lands has declined, as has the
<br /> overall percentage of lands fn agricultural use. The continued
<br /> GIP R6, Provide Adequate Infrastructure viability of agriculture in the Delta will require the protection of
<br /> The California Department of Tmnsportmion, local agencies, and utilitias sufficient farmland and fresh water to support commercially viable
<br /> should plan infrasuvowro, such as roads and highwa}rs, to meet needs operations and provide ways for agriculture to coexist ivi h habitat
<br /> Of development consistent wlrhsustainable community strategies, local restoration. Policies DP P1 and DP P2 acknowledge the importance
<br /> plans, the Delta Protection Commission `s Land Use and Resource of protecting these lands, Farming in the Delta will have to respond
<br /> Management Plan for the Primary Zone of the Delta, and the Delta Plan, to changing conditions and now challenges in the coming }rears..
<br /> Among these challengas are shifting commodity markets and
<br /> DP R6. Plan for State Highways consumer demand, changes in climate and water supplies, and
<br /> The Delta Stelv✓ardship Council, as part oftbe p1i7f#118ti0n ofSPato subsidence of reclaimed agricultural lands. To support beth Delta
<br /> Levee investments called farm K15tor Code sectron 65306, should agriculture and species recovery, farmers in the Delta are
<br /> consult with the Callfomla DapartmentofiranspDT&tian as provided in- encouraged to implement "wildlife-friendly" management_practices
<br /> WatarCodosection8fi30714tocam jdarthaeffectsofflood harardS to maximize habitat Values. Restating wildlife -and fish throughwilld%
<br /> and sea level rise on State highways in the Deltav life-friendly agriculture can help achieve ecosystem restoration
<br /> objectives while reducing the lass of farmland to habitat
<br /> OP R7. Subsidence Reduction and Reversal objectives
<br /> Agritourism is a small but fast-growing source -of in-
<br /> The fallowing actions should he considered by the appropriate LWo come for farms in the region. It is another opportunity to add further
<br /> agoncres to address subsidence ravarsal: value to _ibe Delta economy from agricultural activities,
<br /> State aganchos shouldnotrenaworentarfnto agAvulturalleasas on
<br /> Delta or Suisun A9arsh islands if the actions of the lessaa promote
<br /> DELTA PLAN, 2n13 195
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