ERP Implmenting Agencies

• California Department of Fish & Wildlife
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• National Marine Fisheries Service

Related Agencies & Programs

• Department of Water Resources
• Fish Passage Improvement Program
• FloodSAFE
• Interagency Ecological Program
• Delta Fish Agreement
• Delta Risk Management Strategy
• California Natural Resources Agency
• Bay Delta Conservation Plan
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Central Valley Project Improvement Act
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Anadromous Fish Screen Program
• Anadromous Fish Restoration Program
• Delta Stewardship Council
• Delta Conservancy

Reinitiation of Consultation (Milestones)

Fish and Wildlife Agencies Find CALFED Program is Making Progress Toward Conserving Species

The Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) and the Environmental Water Account (EWA) together form the foundation for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program's efforts to meet its environmental commitments. To make sure the CALFED Program made adequate progress, the CALFED Agencies agreed in 2000 to reinitiate consultation under the Endangered Species Act by September 30, 2004 - the mid-point in the CALFED Program's Stage 1. The Letter Requesting Reinitiation (PDF) outlines the background for the reinitiation process.

The agencies embarked on a lengthy and comprehensive evaluation of the ERP milestones and EWA that culminated in an assessment package submitted to the regulatory agencies on July 16, 2004. The ERP Implementing Agencies (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and the CDFW) also provided a 30-day input period to the public regarding this assessment package; the supplemental information generated by this input period can be found in the Responses to Input (PDF) document.

After reviewing the information in the assessment package, the regulatory agencies presented their determination in their Letters Responding to Reinitiation.

• NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (PDF)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (PDF)

Assessment Package, July 16, 2004

All documents are in Portable Document Format

• Cover Page
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Section 1: Status of All CALFED Program Elements
• Section 2: Assessment Review Process
• Section 3: Summary Synthesis by Region
• Section 4: Regional Ecosystem Restoration Implementation Planning and Adaptive Management
• Section 5: Efficacy of the Environmental Water Account (EWA)
• Section 6: Report Summary
• Acknowledgements
• Final Citations

Appendix A: Evaluation of ERP and CVPIA Projects Reviewed by Milestone

Delta and Eastside Tributaries Region

• Milestones 1-12
• Milestones 13-24
• Milestones 25-37

Suisun Marsh and North San Francisco Bay Region

• Milestones 38-53

Sacramento Region

• Milestones 54-68
• Milestones 69-83

San Joaquin River Basin Region

• Milestones 84-97
• Milestones 98-111

Research

• Milestones 112-119

Appendix B: List of ERP and CVPIA Projects with Descriptions and Links to Milestones