To improve sustainability in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California this week secured agricultural partners to cultivate rice on two district-owned islands in the Delta – the heart of California’s water supply system and one of the state’s most vital ecosystems. In two separate actions, Metropolitan’s 38-member board on Tuesday (Aug. 19) approved two lease agreements to convert current agricultural lands to rice farming on Webb Tract in California’s Contra Costa County and on Bacon Island in San Joaquin County. 

Other Delta news:

• Stocktonia (Calif.): Opinion: California should pursue better alternatives to the costly Delta Tunnel Project