Status of Implementation
On a regional level, the Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) works with the Regional Water Authority (RWA) to ensure water supply sustainability. Through RWA, SCWA is working with the State on the Voluntary Agreement process. RWA has developed the Regional Water Reliability Plan (RWRP) and Regional Drought Contingency Plan (RDCP) which are closely related planning efforts to evaluate the vulnerabilities of the water resources of the region and to identify the most promising opportunities to improve long-term water supply reliability at the agency, sub-regional, and regional levels.
Two outcomes of the RWA planning efforts are the Groundwater Bank and the RiverArc Project. SCWA participates in each of these projects to help ensure water supply resilience.
The RiverArc Project is described here: RiverArc Project
The Groundwater Bank is described here: Sacramento Regional Water Bank – A Sustainable Storage and Recovery Program (sacwaterbank.com)
SCWA works through the Water Forum for interaction with our Federal partners who control the operations of Folsom Reservoir to ensure releases meet the co-equal objectives of water supply reliability and environmental needs.
Updated on 11/27/23