SCH Number 2023090528

Project Info

Title

Sacramento Regional Water Bank

Description

The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is a Joint Powers Authority representing approximately two dozen water providers and affiliates in the greater Sacramento-Placer region. RWA (as the lead agency) is proposing to establish the Sacramento Regional Water Bank (Project), which will coordinate and expand the conjunctive use practices of its member agencies, and establish governance, accounting, and other related protocols. The goal of this regional groundwater banking program is to support expansion of conjunctive use practice to enhance water supply reliability for local communities and to contribute to ecosystem function on the lower American River. The Project would include annual recharge of up to 65,000 acre-feet or annual recovery of up to 55,000 acre-feet. The project has been updated to include conducting transfers of up to 55,000 AF per year from the recovered banked water to potential buyers in the Central Valley Project/State Water Project place of use (including both in-basin and out-of-basin transfers).

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