Common use of Adaptive Management Program Clause in Contracts

Adaptive Management Program. 5.1 Purpose Scientific uncertainty exists regarding the Delta ecosystem, including the needs ofthe Protected Species, the effects of CVP/SWP operations on those species and their habitats, and the related operational criteria and other actions intended to minimize or mitigate those effects on the Protected Species. The Adaptive Management Program described here and in the Adaptive Management Framework (Exhibit C) is being implemented to enhance application ofscience to support decision making related to the operations ofthe CVP and SWP and to advance the co- equal goals ofthe Delta Reform Act of 2009, providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring and enhancing the Delta ecosystem. Implementation ofthe Adaptive Management Program will support the SWP/CVP operations by helping to address scientific uncertainty where it exists, and as it relates to the benefits and impacts ofthe construction and operations ofthe Conveyance Facilities and existing CVP and SWP Delta facilities. The broad purposes ofthe Adaptive Management Program are to: 1) promote collaborative science, 2) guide (by identifying, prioritizing, and funding) the development and implementation ofscientific investigations and monitoring for both permit compliance and adaptive management, 3) apply new information and insights to management decisions and actions, and recommend changes in the Action to DWR and Reclamation, and 4) establish a long-term, funded science infrastructure,.. The Program relies upon existing and new Collaborative Science Workgroups, working in close coordination with each other, to identify and prioritize needed scientific investigations and monitoring. 5.2 Scope of Adaptive Management Program and Actions