The mission of the San Diego River Conservancy is to achieve the goals of the San Diego River Conservancy Act by implementing five major programs: Land Conservation, Recreation and Education, Preserve Natural/Cultural Resources, Water Quality and Natural Flood Conveyance, and Organizational Capacity and Reach. This mission will be accomplished in part by building, with our partners, a San Diego River Park and hiking trail stretching from the headwaters of the River to the Pacific Ocean. These programs foster collaboration among governments and nonprofit organizations, and leverage grant funding to achieve an array of conservation objectives.

Since department programs drive the need for infrastructure investment, each department has a related capital outlay program to support this need. For the specifics on the San Diego River Conservancy's Capital Outlay Program, see "Infrastructure Overview."