Sacramento Regional Water Bank
Topic: Sacramento Regional Water Bank
Speakers: James Peifer
Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and the
Sacramento Groundwater Authority (SGA)
When:Friday, October 22nd, 2021, 12 pm to 1pm
Where: Virtual (via Zoom)—Link to virtual
seminar to be sent upon RSVP
The recording of the webinar is available here.
Topic Overview
Water providers in the Sacramento region are developing the Sacramento
Regional Water Bank (Water Bank). The Water Bank is an innovative
groundwater storage program that will improve regional water supply
reliability in the near-term and into the future. The Sacramento
region's unique setting—at the confluence of the Sacramento and American
rivers near Folsom Reservoir and overlying the North American and South
American groundwater subbasins—is ideal for the Water Bank's
development.
The Water Bank will allow the region to sustainably increase use of
groundwater as a local water source during dry periods, allowing reduced
surface water diversions to help meet local environmental needs. In
addition, the region's location north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta provides potential opportunities to collaborate and develop
solutions to benefit the environment and communities downstream after
local needs are met.
About the Speaker
James Peifer is currently the executive director
of the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and the Sacramento
Groundwater Authority (SGA). Mr. Peifer has 27 years of
experience in water supply matters and is a registered civil
engineer. The RWA is a joint powers authority of 20 water
purveyors within the Sacramento region with the mission to serve
the interests of regional water providers and stakeholders for
the purpose of improving water supply reliability, availability,
quality and affordability. The Sacramento Groundwater Authority
is the groundwater sustainability agency in north Sacramento
County.
