Identified by the State of California and the federal government as an important component of integrated water management in the Sacramento Valley that could advance the long-term co-equal objectives of improving water management and restoring ecological health for beneficial uses of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Sacramento River watershed.

Further benefits include:

• Water supply reliability
• Water quality (reduced water treatment costs)
• Ecosystem restoration (anadromous fish/other aquatic species as well as terrestrial habitat e.g. Yolo Bypass)

More information
http://www.water.ca.gov/storage/northdelta/index.cfm
http://www.water.ca.gov/storage/docs/NODOS%20Project%20Docs/nodos_map_fact_sheet_7-2011(2).pdf