Accountability Action Plan
DWR has made numerous commitments to address effects within the local community during construction of the Delta Conveyance Project, with the overall goal being to avoid, minimize or offset these effects for residents, businesses, recreators, subsistence fishers, Tribes, Environmental Justice communities, emergency responders, tourists, environmental NGOs, agricultural operations, and the traveling public, among many others. To describe, memorialize, track, and fulfill these commitments, DWR has established this Accountability Action Plan. With public transparency being its most important tenet, the plan seeks to facilitate awareness of the numerous available programs and commitments made and will aim to foster assurance and trust among interested parties that DWR’s intent is comprehensive, earnest and binding.
Core Components
Ombudsman Office
The Ombudsman Office will provide for a single point of contact to help ensure that construction-related concerns or grievances are efficiently and fairly addressed and project transparency is sustained.
Regulatory Mitigation
The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and other regulatory processes identify measures, commitments and best practices intended to avoid, minimize or offset potential environmental impacts within the project area.
Community Benefits Program
The Community Benefits Program—with a dedicated $200 million fund—will seek to deliver tangible, lasting and measurable benefits to communities nearest to, and most affected by, project construction activities.
Community Advisory Groups
One or more community advisory groups will engage community members in decision-making related to various items.
Project Communications – Information, Outreach, Engagement
A transparent, accessible, and proactive communication strategy will keep local communities informed about the project’s progress, impacts, schedule, and available resources, fostering trust and engagement through timely