Water and Watershed Conservation

aerial view delta waterways winding through agricultural land

Delta Ecosystem Programs

Grant Programs

  • Cannabis Restoration Grant Program
    Supports projects that restore anadromous salmonid habitat in watersheds most heavily impacted by Cannabis cultivation
  • Ecosystem Restoration Program
    Multi-agency effort aimed at improving and increasing aquatic and terrestrial habitats and ecological function in the Delta and its tributaries
  • Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
    Supports salmon and steelhead habitat enhancement projects
  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
    Supports projects that restore coastal wetlands, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta wetlands, mountain meadows, and desert ecosystems to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions and provide other co-benefits
  • Proposition 1 Restoration Grant Programs
    Supports multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects
  • Proposition 68 Restoration Grant Programs
    Support Rivers and Streams, Southern California Steelhead, and Fish and wildlife.
  • Water Storage Investment Program
    Supports projects that improve the operation of the state water system, are cost effective, and provide a net improvement in ecosystem and water quality conditions

Environmental Review

Water Planning

  • CVPIA Refuge Water Supply Program
    Partnered effort to manage water supplies for 19 specific wetland habitat areas in the Central Valley
  • Groundwater Program
    Ensures fish and wildlife resources reliant upon groundwater are addressed, and that CDFW complies with groundwater use requirements
  • Instream Flow Program
    Determines what instream flows are needed to maintain healthy conditions for fish and wildlife
  • State Water Project Permitting
  • Water Project Operations Unit
    Consults on state and federal water projects to minimize adverse effects on state and federally listed fish species
  • Water Quality
    Ensures that the needs of fish and wildlife inform water policy, legislation and execution of water quality policy and management
  • Water Rights
    CDFW's role in recommending the amounts of water needed for fish and wildlife for consideration in the appropriation of water
  • Yuba River Accord
    Partnered effort to protect lower Yuba River fisheries and local water supply reliability