The American River Pipeline Conveyance Project (Project), conceived in 2011, is an example of regional partners coming together to solve water supply reliability issues at a local level.

The Project was developed to provide a replacement water supply for Golden State Water Company’s (Golden State Water) customers in Gold River and parts of the City of Rancho Cordova utilizing existing treatment capacity at Carmichael Water District’s (CWD) Water Treatment Plant. The project enables CWD to divert and deliver up to 4.5 million gallons of water per day.  The replacement water supply originates from the remediated Aerojet Rocketdyne groundwater discharged to the American River at Buffalo Creek.

Longer-term regional benefits include reduced groundwater pumping during wet years, which will help better manage the underlying groundwater basin.  Working with the Regional Water Authority, a portion of the project funding was procured from the State under the Governor’s Water Action Plan (Proposition 84).  The project is one of 17 Sacramento-area projects awarded $9.7 million in California Department of Water Resources grants in 2014 for projects designed to help shore up the area’s water supply reliability during the drought and beyond.

“The American River Pipeline Project and other grant-funded projects in the greater Sacramento region are outstanding examples of DWR’s commitment to addressing California’s water challenges with Integrated Regional Water Management where partnerships, like this one, are formed to work together to develop solutions which will both address drought challenges and long-term water reliability” said California Department of Water Resources Deputy Director for Integrated Water Management, Gary Bardini.

This project adds to an evolving network that ties many of the region’s water providers together via pipes to improve supply reliability for all of us,” said Golden State Water Company Senior Vice President of Regulated Utilities, Denise Kruger. “In times of drought or water supply emergencies, we now have the ability to transport water to neighboring communities or receive additional supplies for our customers in Rancho Cordova and Gold River.”

For additional information regarding the American River Pipeline Project, please contact Carmichael Water District at (916) 483-2452.