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Adaptive Management Methods to Protect the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Water ResourceThe California Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is the hub for California's water supply, conveying water from Northern to Southern California agriculture and communities while supporting important ecosystem services, agriculture, and communities in the Delta. Changes in climate, long-term drought, water quality changes, and expansion of invasive aquatic plants threatens ecosystems, impedes ecosystem restoration, and is economically, environmentally, and sociologically detrimental to the San Francisco Bay/California Delta complex. NASA Ames Research Center and the USDA-ARS partnered with the State of California and local governments to develop science-based, adaptive-management strategies for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The project combines science, operations, and economics related to integrated management scenarios for aquatic weeds to help land and waterway managers make science-informed decisions regarding management and outcomes. The team provides a comprehensive understanding of agricultural and urban land use in the Delta and the major water sheds (San Joaquin/Sacramento) supplying the Delta and interaction with drought and climate impacts on the environment, water quality, and weed growth. The team recommends conservation and modified land-use practices and aids local Delta stakeholders in developing management strategies. New remote sensing tools have been developed to enhance ability to assess conditions, inform decision support tools, and monitor management practices. Science gaps in understanding how native and invasive plants respond to altered environmental conditions are being filled and provide critical biological response parameters for Delta-SWAT simulation modeling. Operational agencies such as the California Department of Boating and Waterways provide testing and act as initial adopter of decision support tools. Methods developed by the project can become routine land and water management tools in complex river delta systems.
Document ID
20160005212
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Bubenheim, David (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Date Acquired
April 20, 2016
Publication Date
March 21, 2016
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN30211
Meeting Information
Meeting: Western Aquatic Plant Management Society Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: March 21, 2016
End Date: March 23, 2016
Sponsors: Western Aquatics, Inc.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Agriculture
Ecosystems
water

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