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,Cropland Index,,The Cropland Index evaluates lands used to produce crops based on the following input datasets: Revised Storie Index, California Important Farmland data, Electrical Conductivity (EC), and Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR). Together, these input layers were used in a suitability model to generate this raster. High values are associated with better Croplands,,

,,For lands used to produce crops, CEC developed a suitability model to simultaneously evaluate several factors that impact an area’s relative implication for croplands. In the CEC land use screens, implication is defined as a possible significance or a likely consequence of an action. For example, planning for energy infrastructure development in areas with more factors that support high-value croplands has implications for opportunities to preserve agricultural land. The variables used in the CEC Cropland Index Model contain information on soil quality (CA Revised Storie Index, Electrical Conductivity, and Sodium Adsorption Ratio), farmland designations (Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland and Farmland of Statewide Importance), and current existence of crops (as indicated by the California Statewide Crop Mapping). The CEC Cropland Index Model does not include statewide information for grazing lands or rangelands, and it is only applied to solar technology.,Each input data layer is transformed onto a common scale and weighted according to each dataset’s relative importance. The result is a summation of the input data layers into a single-gridded map. This final model output provides a numerically weighted index of importance for croplands at a given location. The classified version of the model output, given in this dataset, partitions the CEC Cropland Index Model at the mean into areas of high and low implication. The high implication area is used as an exclusion in the CEC Land Use Screens for solar technology. These regions have a relatively higher implication for cropland than the lower implication region.,The table below provides data sources that the CEC Cropland Index Model relies on. For a complete description of the model and its use in the 2023 CEC Land-Use Screens, please refer to the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library.,

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,Wetlands in California are protected by several federal and state laws, regulations, and policies. This layer was extracted from the broader vegetation raster from the CA Nature project which was recently enhanced to include a more comprehensive definition of wetland. This wetlands dataset is used as an exclusion as part of the biological planning priorities in the CEC 2023 Land-Use Screens.,This layer is featured in the CEC 2023 Land-Use Screens for Electric System Planning data viewer.,For more information about this layer and its use in electric system planning, please refer to the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library.,

,The Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP) recommends that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) develop a system for tracking performance of the flood system, including the following actions:,• Track the outcomes from flood investments to demonstrate value.,• Monitor and track outcomes of multi-benefit projects over time.,• Create a tracking system of operations and maintenance investments and outcomes to demonstrate the value that Local Maintaining Agencies attain for their investments.,• Track and report changes in the hydrologic and sea level rise conditions and subsidence over time through updates to the Flood System Status Report (FSSR),These recommendations stem from progressive work during the development of the 2012 CVFPP and subsequent 2017 CVFPP update. The DWR Flood Performance Tracking System tracks the CVFPP outcomes related to: (1) improving flood risk management and (2) enhancing ecosystem vitality. This tracking system has the ability to track the status, trends, and changes over time of the ecosystem (including the Conservation Strategy’s Measurable Objectives [CSMOs] as of 2016) outlined in the Conservation Strategy document here: https://cawaterlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ConservStrat-Nov2016.pdf along with the Flood System metrics outlined in the Flood System Status Report here: https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Flood-Management/Flood-Planning-and-Studies/Central-Valley-Flood-Protection-Plan.,The associated data are considered DWR enterprise GIS data, which meet all appropriate requirements of the DWR Spatial Data Standards, specifically the DWR Spatial Data Standard version 3.1, dated September 11, 2019.,This data set was not produced by DWR. Data were originally developed and supplied by ESA, under contract to California Department of Water Resources. DWR makes no warranties or guarantees — either expressed or implied — as to the completeness, accuracy, or correctness of the data. DWR neither accepts nor assumes liability arising from or for any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading subject data.,Comments, problems, improvements, updates, or suggestions should be forwarded to gis@water.ca.gov.,