Sacramento, CA - The new Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), charged with providing a more reliable water supply for California's multiple needs while simultaneously restoring and enhancing the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, held its first meeting April 1. Its aim: To make progress where other governmental agencies and policies have failed in recent years. The new agency is a result of the California Legislature's historic and comprehensive special session water legislation package, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 (SB X7 1), signed in November. The DSC is the successor to the California Bay-Delta Authority, and the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The DSC is an independent state agency, not subject to review by an umbrella state agency, secretary or department head. The council is expected to operate with more independence and authority than previous agencies with similar duties.