Ground Water NewsNewsNews & Info One Well at a Time: How Local Projects Are Building a Resilient Water Future By Michelle Banonis, RWA Manager of Strategic Affairs The Sacramento region is putting state funding…chrisMarch 9, 2026
AdvocacyGround Water NewsNewsNews & Info OPINION: How groundwater banking today secures Sacramento’s water future By Jim Peifer Special to The Sacramento Bee January 23, 2026 • 5:00 AM For…chrisJanuary 26, 2026
Ground Water NewsNewsNews & Info COMMENTARY: We banked on collaboration—and it’s paying off By Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority In the late 1990s, Sacramento-area water…chrisJanuary 22, 2026
Ground Water NewsNewsNews & InfoPublications RWA Releases Framework for Water Accounting System to Support Groundwater Sustainability New framework enhances transparency and accountability, helping to build confidence in groundwater banking and long-term…chrisJune 2, 2025
Ground Water NewsNewsNews & Info Sacramento-Area Water Providers Boost Groundwater Reserves in 2024 Nearly 11.5 billion gallons of water stored in the Water Bank last year The Regional…chrisApril 8, 2025
AdvocacyGround Water NewsNewsNews & Info Delivering on Proposition 4: A Resilient Water Future for the Sacramento Region By Jim Peifer, Executive Director With the passage of Proposition 4, the $10 billion Safe…chrisDecember 14, 2024
AdvocacyGround Water NewsNewsNews & Info MEDIA STATEMENT: Resources Bond Supports Groundwater Recharge, Watershed Resilience SACRAMENTO—Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority, representing nearly two dozen water providers…chrisJuly 3, 2024
Ground Water NewsNewsNews & Info Local Water Providers Harnessed Historic 2023 Storms to Boost Groundwater Over 12.3 billion gallons of water stored in the Water Bank last year SACRAMENTO—Sacramento-area water…chrisMarch 19, 2024
Ground Water NewsNewsNews & InfoPublications Now Available! Document on Governance Structure for the Sacramento Regional Water Bank The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is pleased to release a second foundational document for the…chrisNovember 17, 2023
AdvocacyGround Water NewsNewsNews & Info COMMENTARY: In wet winters, California must do more to recharge groundwater By Joe Mouawad, general manager of Eastern Municipal Water District, and Jim Peifer, executive director…chrisOctober 12, 2023