The Regional Water Authority (RWA) and Sacramento Groundwater Authority (SGA) are pleased to welcome two water professionals to our team to guide groundwater programs in the Sacramento region. Trevor Joseph,…
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First Virtual Stakeholder Forum set for Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 6 to 8 p.m. The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is launching a public engagement process for the Sacramento Regional Water…
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has released a long-awaited study that identifies future climate and hydrology projections and outlines gaps between water supplies and projected urban and agricultural demands in…
Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority, which represents nearly two dozen water providers serving 2 million people in the Sacramento region, issued the following statement in response…
By Jim Peifer and David Guy As another serious drought grips California, we are again confronted with hard truths. One is this: California needs more water storage during these challenging…
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the award of over $10.3 million in grant funding for two Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) groundwater wells that allow water…
BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD Sacramento — which once only had to worry about seasonal floods — now worries each year about delivering water to its citizens in a…
Plan Identifies the Sacramento Regional Water Bank as a Key Management Action A long-term plan for protecting the groundwater basin underlying parts of Sacramento, Placer and Sutter counties has been…
Historic Storm, Cooler Temperatures Demonstrate Weather’s Impact on Local Conservation Patterns Sacramento-area residents reduced their water use by 17 percent in October compared to the same month in 2020, according…
BY JIM PEIFER SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE JUNE 15, 2021 08:00 AM One look at Folsom Lake, the Sacramento region’s primary surface water storage reservoir, says all we need…
