Delta Vision report: a new healthy future envisioned for the Delta, but will the Governor lead the course of action?

From the Sacramento Bee, this editorial:

The multiple perils that threaten the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta look much like those that endanger the Everglades, the Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries around the world. Fisheries are declining. Urban encroachment is adding to the historic loss of wetlands. Exotic species are forcing out native ones. Polluted runoff is contributing to the meltdown of fragile ecosystems.

Yet California’s Delta faces some stresses that set it apart from other estuaries. Unlike its counterparts in Maryland or Florida, the Delta is a direct source of drinking water for 25 million people. Farms in the San Joaquin Valley also are highly dependent on this water. Those demands add to the challenge – and the urgency – of restoring the Delta, which many scientists say is on the verge of collapse.

Is California ready to grant the Delta the recognition and protection it deserves? It might be, especially if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders heed the final report of the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force.

To read the rest of this editorial from the Sacramento Bee, click here.

Picture of the Delta by flickr photographer Brother Grimm. Click on the picture to see it enlarged, and as an added bonus, if you go to the flickr website, there are comments inserted on it that point out various parts of the Delta shown in the photograph. You can also see other great photos from Brother Grimm & other flickr photographers.

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