This meeting has been canceled.

The Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) provides recommendations to the Delta Protection Commission on diverse interests within the Delta, including the Delta’s ecosystem, water supply, socioeconomic sustainability, recreation, agriculture, flood control, environment, water resources, utility infrastructure, and other Delta issues. This fifteen-member committee is appointed by the Commission and meets regularly; members serve three-year terms and may be re-appointed. Meetings are open to the public and everyone’s input is welcome. The Committee was created by the Delta Protection Act, Public Resources Code Section 29753(a). This is its Charter (PDF).

Delta Protection Advisory Committee Members

Chair Anna Swenson and Katherine Wiley (Delta General Public Gerry Goodie Memorial Seat) | Vice Chair Russ Ryan (Delta Water Exporter) | Arron Pellarin and Emily Pappalardo (Delta Business) | Craig Watanabe and Jeff Iniguez (Delta Agriculture) | Todd Bruce and Morris Lum (Delta Recreation) | Edward Hard and Erin Chappell (State Agency) | Jeffrey Twitchell (Delta Flood Entity) | Mariah Looney (Delta Organization) | Jerred Dixon (Delta Conservation/Habitat Non-governmental Organization) | Sam Garcia (Delta Utility/Infrastructure) | Douglas Hsia (Delta Cultural Preservation) | Steven Hutchason (Delta Tribe).

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS: Representatives of the California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Delta Stewardship Council, and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy.