About the Watershed

A Roadmap to Watershed Management

The Roadmap provides a comprehensive look at watershed management in the Sacramento River Basin. [More here]

Sacramento River Basin Report Card

The Report Card provides a description of conditions relative to our expectations and goals for the Basin. It is a science-based solution to a social and management need. [More here]

Watershed Map Maker

This ESRI ArcIMS-based mapping system consists of 200 GIS layers for the Sacramento River Watershed. Create maps and download PDFs and shape files. [More here]

Resource Library

The Resource Library is a wiki-based resource system that allows you to create and modify California Environmental Information Clearinghouse (CEIC) metadata-compatible projects, resources and photos. [More here]

Invasive
Plants

The Sacramento River watershed is adversely affected by invasive plants -- agriculture, recreation, water resources, and wildlife habitat are all impacted. [More here]

Online Regulatory
Permitting Guide

This permit guide was designed to assist project proponents determine which permits they may need when doing certain types of work. [More here]

Rural Residential Development

The Sacramento River Watershed is undergoing a fundamental transformation from agricultural uses to urban/suburban/exurban uses. But as people are drawn here and develop new homes and businesses, those qualities are transformed to an urban environment. [More here]

Mercury

This section describes efforts to reduce mercury in fish and wildlife in the Delta and its tributaries to levels that no longer pose a human health or environmental hazard while promoting the long-term social and economic vitality of the region. [More here]