Section 85002 Of Chapter 1. Short Title And Legislative Findings From California Water Code >> Division 35. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.

. The Legislature finds and declares that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, referred to as "the Delta" in this division, is a critically important natural resource for California and the nation. It serves Californians concurrently as both the hub of the California water system and the most valuable estuary and wetland ecosystem on the west coast of North and South America.