The Delta contains huge water resources, valuable gas reserves, ideal locations for wind and solar installations, major agricultural and recreational industries, hundreds of local businesses, thousands of residents, and major wildlife resources.

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Facts

• Counties with parts within the Delta: Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Contra Costa.
• Major cities partly within Delta: Sacramento, Stockton, West Sacramento and Oakley. Rio Vista in Solano County is on the edge of the official Delta boundary.
• Unincorporated towns and villages: 14
• Population: 515,264
• Acreage: 491,774
• Recreation: Includes 290 shoreline recreation areas and 300 marinas.
• Farming: About 322,619 acres, with crops such as corn, grain, alfalfa, tomatoes and asparagus.
• Wildlife: Fifty-two mammal species, 22 reptile and amphibian species, 225 bird species and 54 fish species.
• Major roads: Highways 12, 4 and 160 and Interstates 5, 80 and 205.
• Water source: About 25 million people get water from the Delta.
  
  Source: Delta Protection Commission