[3] The only natural outlet for the waters of the Central Valley to pass into the sea is through the narrow Carquinez Strait, at the inland eastern extreme of San Pablo Bay.
This verdant triangle of land with deep black soils is at the heart of the Central Valley and stretches some fifty miles from Suisun Bay on the west to the cities of Stockton and Sacramento on the east.
As a center of transport and commerce in a densely populated city, the Port of Stockton is conscientious about Port-related emissions that may impact local air quality and climate change.
The Port of Stockton has launched an ambitious effort to one day eliminate Port-related emissions entirely, and in the meantime, to significantly reduce impacts on our neighbors.
The Navy Rough and Ready Island Naval Supply Depot built during World War II was phased out of use as a result of special federal legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in 1995.