Delta Stewardship Council A State Agency Viewing Delta

Delta Stewardship Council A State Agency Viewing Delta Performance Tracking Delta Plan performance measures using a web application

Team Martina Koller Cory Copeland Scott Navarro Chris Kwan Program Manager Environmental Scientist Senior Environmental Scientist Delta Stewardship Council 2

About Us A state agency formed from the 2009 Delta Reform Act. The Delta Plan is a comprehensive, long-term management plan for the Delta. Required by the 2009 Delta Reform Act, it creates new rules and recommendations to further the state’s coequal goals for the Delta Stewardship Council 3

The Coequal Goals Water Supply Delta Ecosystem Improve statewide water supply reliability Protect and restore a vibrant and healthy Delta ecosystem Delta as Place preserve, protect and enhance the unique agricultural, and recreational characteristics of the Delta Stewardship Council 4

Measuring Performance Adaptive Management Adjusts policy and management actions based on performance metrics. Outcome Measures Tracks the response to on the changes in the system. Administrative Measures Track policy and management recommendations in the Delta Plan. Output Measures Track the on ground changes from policy and management decisions. Delta Stewardship Council 5

The Measures Water Supply • Urban Water Use • Alternative Water Supply • Water Supply Reliability • Agricultural Water Planning • • Sustainable Groundwater Water Exports Ecosystem Delta as Place • Functional Flows: Yolo Bypass Inundation • Subsidence Reversal and Carbon Sequestration • Functional Flows: Peak Flow • Farmland Loss • Functional Flows: Recession Flow • Legacy Communities • Recreation Opportunities • Delta Tourism • Delta Economy • • Functional Flows: In-Delta Flow Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Species Water Quality • Delta Water Quality • Salinity • North Bay Aqueduct • Protect Groundwater • Dissolved Oxygen • Critical Pesticides • Inorganic Nutrients • Measurable Toxicity • Harmful Algal Blooms Reduce Risk • Multi-Hazard Coordination Task Force • Flood Casualties and Damages • Delta Levees • Delivery Interruptions • Sea Level Rise Planning • Flood Insurance Community Ratings Delta Stewardship Council 6

Questions: Challenges • How do we create an application that can clearly communicate different types of data? • Identified that content and narrative was the most important feature. (based on select interviews) • Data visualization is custom for each measure to be easily communicated • Answering the question: “Why is x important? ” • How do we visualize and communicate datasets that may have thousands of data points? • Not be a data repository Delta Stewardship Council 7

Viewing Performance An web application for Delta Plan performance measures Features: • Data visualization • GIS • Descriptive and educational content • Connects users to resources • Responsive design for mobile and tablet viewing Delta Stewardship Council 8

Hands on with the Tool Go to viewperformance. deltacouncil. ca. gov on your mobile device Delta Stewardship Council 9

Feedback Accurate Can the accuracy of reporting or content be improved? Usable Was it easy to find information you were interested in? How might you use the site? Informative How informative is the content? Are there additional resources we should connect users to? Delta Stewardship Council 10

Thank You Scott Navarro 916 -445 -5593 Scott. Navarro@deltacouncil. ca. gov viewperformance. deltacouncil. ca. gov