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Sacramento River winter-run Chinook Salmon listed as endan-
gered species, requiring operational changes in federal and state
water projects.
1989
Passage of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act allocat-
ing 800,000 acre-feet of water annually to the environment.
1992
Delta Smelt declared a threatened species by federal and state
governments.
1993
Diverse interests, led by San Francisco Estuary Project, complete
first comprehensive environmental management plan for Bay-
Delta (CCMP).
Regional monitoring program established to monitor compli-
ance with water-quality standards by San Francisco Estuary In-
stitute.
Bay-Delta Accord signed, and CALFED Bay-Delta Program be-
gins work to balance competing beneficial uses of freshwater
and estuarine resources.
1994
First major allocation of state's limited freshwater supply to re-
store ecosystem function (estuarine salinity standard, “x2”).
Shell oil spill mitigation fund purchases 11,800 acres North Bay
salt ponds, first large landscape secured for restoration.
Region creates San Francisco Bay Joint Venture to coordinate
wetlands planning and funding baywide.
1995
Voters approve millions of dollars for Delta restoration with
Proposition 204.
1996
A cooperative effort between government agencies and stake-
holders develops a long-term management strategy for dredged
material disposal in the bay.
First “beneficial reuse” of dredged material for wetland restora-
tion at Sonoma Baylands.
First big fights over conversion of seasonal to tidal wetlands.
Ship dry-docked in San Francisco leaks 80,000 gallons fuel into
bay.
San Francisco Estuary Institute completes first comprehensive
maps of historic and current wetlands in San Francisco Bay
EcoAtlas
.
1998
Cooperative CALFED program completes programmatic envi-
ronmental impact report offering three alternatives for fixing the
delta, and launches ambitious restoration for rivers, delta, and
estuary.
Accidental levee breach creates hundreds of acres of new tule
marsh on Liberty Island (largest unplanned restoration in the
delta).
