Delta Protection Advisory Committee Openings (Deadline: March 14, 2025)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2025) – Applications to fill five seats on the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) opened today. The application deadline is 5 p.m. March 14, and the Delta Protection Commission is scheduled to make the appointments May 15.
Five Committee members’ terms expire in May 2025:
- Delta Business (Seat 1) – Arron Pellarin, Village West Marina
- Delta General Public (Seat 1) – Anna Swenson – Clarksburg
- Delta Flood Entity – Chris Elias
- Delta Conservation/Habitat NGO Entity – Jim Cox, CA Striped Bass Association
- Delta Water Exporter – Russ Ryan, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
All are eligible to reapply.
DPAC provides recommendations to the Delta Protection Commission on diverse interests within the Delta. Committee members are expected to attend six meetings per year. DPAC typically meets on the first Tuesday of even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, and December), though meeting dates may occasionally shift. Meetings are held in the Delta at rotating locations.
Committee member terms are three years, so these terms will expire in 2028.
If you have questions, please contact Delta Protection Commission Executive Director Bruce Blodgett at bruce.blodgett@delta.ca.gov.