Sacramento Region Drought Response John Woodling Executive Director Regional Water Authority
21 water providers 2 million people 4 counties “To serve and represent regional water supply interests and assist RWA members with protecting and enhancing the reliability, availability, affordability, and quality of water resources”
Water for the Sacramento Region American River Tributaries Sacramento River Folsom Lake Remediated Groundwater Lower American River Recycled Water Groundwater Basins Conservation
Folsom Lake – January 2014
REDUCTION BY VOLUME (MG) Demand Reduction REDUCTION BY VOLUME (MG) Jan Feb March April May June July August Total 2014 7,446.68 5,644.52 6,636.59 7,890.86 11,848.84 15,241.71 15,947.09 14,754.91 85,411.19 2013 6,329.72 6,496.09 9,052.42 10,855.92 15,781.42 17,703.96 20,393.16 18,743.65 105,356.33 % -17.65% 13.11% 26.69% 27.31% 24.92% 13.91% 21.80% 21.28% 18.93% Million dollar question-how much water did you save? As a region in August we saved 21% compared to 2013. To date, we have saved 19%-15 billion gallons of water
Groundwater Monitoring
2014 vs. 2013 Groundwater Production 2014 YTD 2013 YTD % Change California American Water 6,543 8,395 -22.1% Carmichael Water District 709 490 44.6% Citrus Heights Water District 537 74 623.1% City of Sacramento 3,046 2,646 15.1% Del Paso Manor Water District 270 334 -19.1% Elk Grove Water District 944 1,168 -19.2% Fair Oaks Water District 671 306 119.3% Golden State WC 1,333 1,896 -29.7% Rio Linda/Elverta CSD 566 710 -20.2% Sacramento County WA 6,553 6,707 -2.3% Sacramento Suburban WD 7,269 8,702 -16.5% Area Total 28,440 31,428 -9.5%
Drought Response Infrastructure
Drought Grant Projects Agency Project Name Estimated Project Cost Estimated Grant Benefit 1 CWD Lower American River Pipeline $5,143,333 $775,000 2 Folsom Hazel/50 Intertie Improvements $729,833 $546,000 3 Lincoln Well #2 Reactivation $262,167 $196,625 4 Nelson Well Improvements $292,167 $219,125 5 Roseville PFE and Zone 4 Pump Stations $2,258,333 $1,142,500 6 Sacramento Phase 2B Well Rehabilitations $1,589,112 $597,084 7 Sacramento River Pump Station Modifications $209,111 $156,833 8 Lower American River Pump Station Modifications 9 EID Main Ditch Piping $4,982,333 $1,021,250 10 FOWD Madison Well Construction $1,275,833 $719,375 11 PCWA American River Pump Station Improvements $2,500,000 $860,625 12 Agricultural Drought Response Incentives Program $411,167 $306,875 13 RWA Regional Water Efficiency Drought Measures $1,366,623 $1,013,750 14 SCWA Striker Well Upgrades $673,333 $505,000 15 SSWD Enterprise Intertie Improvements $163,167 $118,125 16 Antelope Booster Pump Station Expansion $2,814,167 $710,625 17 SJWD Barton Road Intertie $1,178,833 Totals $26,058,623 $9,765,000