Five-Year Comprehensive Review. 1 The Implementation Office will decide how the planning year will be bounded (e.g., calendar year, federal fiscal year, state fiscal year, or water year). At increments of five years, the Implementation Office shall undertake a Five-Year Comprehensive Review of the BDCP. The purpose of these reviews is to assess, on a periodic, program-level basis, the overall effectiveness of the BDCP, including the progress made toward achieving the biological goals and objectives and water supply reliability targets. As such, these reviews will focus on identifying and evaluating broad ecological trends in the Delta and changes in the status of Covered Species. The scope of the Five-Year Comprehensive Review is described in Chapter 6.3.5. The Five-Year Comprehensive Review will be carried out by the Implementation Office, in coordination with the Interagency Ecological Program, Delta Science Program, and Independent Science Board. The Implementation Office will work with the Interagency Ecological Program lead scientist and the Delta Science Program Science Manager to consolidate data and information from a range of sources. The Program Manager shall solicit input on the draft findings of the Five-Year Comprehensive Review from the Permit Oversight Group and the Stakeholder Council, and submit the review report to the Authorized Entity Group for review and approval. The Implementation Office shall complete and submit the Five-Year Comprehensive Review report to the Fish and Wildlife Agencies for their acceptance within six months of the close of the five year period subject to the review.
