Tag Archives: Water

Salmonids: Population Health and Climate Adaptation Solutions, Feb 10

Join the Environmental Council of Sacramento Water Committee for a conversation on the state of salmonids and the ongoing efforts to protect salmonid population health through changing climate conditions.

February 10, 2026, 5pm – 7pm via Zoom

Featuring: Steve Rotehrt, Division Chief and Multibenefit Initiatives, Department of Water Resources

Invited: Carson Jeffres, Senior Researcher Field and Lab Director at the Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California, Davis

Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6656164155
To phone in: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 665 616 4155

ECOS Water Committee meeting, Jan 13

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 is our first Water Committee meeting for 2026.
Below is the agenda packet, and referenced documents for your use and review.

Click here to view the agenda and accompanying materials.

ECOS Water Committee Meeting, Dec 16

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm

The ECOS Water Committee will host a discussion with committee members, ECOS Organizational Members, Executive Committee members, and more to strategize future partnership on local and regional water issues. Please join this important conversation to strengthen our advocacy on important water issues!

In light of a scheduling conflict, the ECOS Water Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm. This will be an opportunity to identify efforts that would benefit from cross-organization collaboration and strengthen our partnership. Please email Luz Lim (luzlim[at]live[dot]com) to confirm that you plan to attend.

Click here to view the letter sent to ECOS Organizational members on November 4, 2025.

Click here to join the Zoom for the Water Committee meeting on December 16, 2025.

Click here for the agenda.

Watershed Resilience Pilot Project presentation, Nov 25

Speaker: Jim Peifer Executive Director, Regional Water Authority

The Watershed Resilience Pilot Project, which is being funded by a grant from the Department of Water Resources, is an initiative that evaluates the impacts of Climate Change and identifies strategies to adapt to those impacts. The Pilot examines nine interconnected systems that are affected by climate and weather: ecosystem, flood management, groundwater supply, hydropower, surface water supply, agriculture, recreation, water quality, and community and equity. The focus is on strategies that benefit multiple systems at once and that address the most vulnerable assets and communities. To learn more about the Pilot, click this link: https://rwawatershedsresilience.com/

This is an opportunity for our members to learn how our ideas on climate adaptation can be included in the Watershed Resilience Pilot Project study and even share them with Jim at the meeting.

To hear the presentation, please join us at our November ECOS Board meeting today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, on Zoom. The presentation is scheduled to start at 7pm.

Click here for the agenda.

Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6656164155
To phone in: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 665 616 4155

ECOS Water Committee presentation: the RiverArc Project

The Water Committee will be hosting a short presentation and discussion regarding a major regional water supply project for our region – RiverArc – at its August 12 meeting from 5:30 until 6:30.

Join us by Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6656164155 to learn more about the project and then join in on a discussion of what important topics/issues we believe need to be addressed in the project’s environmental impact analysis. The Project proponents and consultants will be available to discuss both the project and our environmental concerns.

RIVER ARC PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The RiverArc partners (City of Sacramento, Placer County Water Agency [PCWA], City of Roseville, and Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) are proposing the RiverArc Project to support water supply and environmental benefits in the Sacramento Region.

The proposed project would shift a portion of existing and planned regional water demand from the Lower American River to the Sacramento River. To accomplish this shift, the proposed project would divert water through the existing NMWC Pritchard Lake Diversion intake facility at RM 75.15 on the Sacramento River, deliver the river water via a new raw water pipeline to a new regional Water Treatment Plant, and distribute the treated surface water east and south through new and existing pipelines to service areas of the RiverArc partners. See more details here: https://www.riverarcproject.com/

The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will include a project-level analysis for the initial construction and operation phase of the proposed project (Phase I) and a program-level analysis for later project expansion phases (Future Phases). This approach allows for the initial phase to proceed through the permitting process and to construction in the near future, whereas the program-level analysis will appropriately reflect the more preliminary level of design pertaining to the future expansion phases. See the Notice of Preparation (NOP) here: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/dou/utilities/projects/RiverArc_NOP_Final.pdf