One of the Water Forum’s two co-equal objectives is to “provide a reliable and safe water supply for the region’s economic health and planned development through the year 2030.”

 

Increased diversions will be needed in the region even with active conservation programs and the recommended sustainable use of groundwater. The Agreement outlines agreed-to diversions for each supplier and the facilities needed to divert, treat and distribute this water. Support for increased diversions and facilities is linked to the suppliers’ endorsement and participation (where appropriate) in each of the seven elements of the Agreement.

 

Each purveyor has its own water supply needs and opportunities. Stakeholder representatives spent countless hours during negotiations reviewing these needs and opportunities. Click on link below to view the chart “Agreed Upon Surface Water Diversion Amounts” for information showing the historic maximum amount of water diverted from the American River, using 1995 as the baseline and the amount of water that will be annually diverted by the year 2030.

 

 

For more information, click on the link below to this section of the Agreement:

Section III. Increased Surface Water Diversions