Our mission is to develop a stewardship of Smith Canal by concerned citizens, the City of Stockton, the County of San Joaquin, and other governmental agencies with jurisdiction over the canal; to improve and preserve the canal by addressing water quality, navigation, aesthetics, fish and wildlife, and levee issues.



Objectives





To improve the water quality by decreasing pollutants in discharges and runoff.



To clean up the waterway and levees by removing debris, decaying structures, and branches that are hazardous to navigation.



To protect and enhance habitat for fish and wildlife.



To increase awareness that Smith Canal is a major environmental, recreational, aesthetic, and economic asset to the city and county and to protect this asset for both residents and non-residents to enjoy.



To protect and improve the levees for flood control while at the same time supporting recreational, habitat, and aesthetic values of the levees.



To develop and maintain an organization and a resource list of both individuals and agencies that can assist in obtaining these objectives.