Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Council approves Water Forum 2050 agreement; El Dorado agency not signing

Sacramento City Council · March 18, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

After a multi-year negotiation, council voted to adopt the Water Forum 2050 regional agreement to balance water reliability and Lower American River health; the El Dorado Water Agency declined to join at this time and council requested continued outreach. The motion passed with one abstention by Mayor McCarty.

City staff and the Sacramento Water Forum presented the Water Forum 2050 agreement, a regional, consensus-based framework to sustain water reliability for the Sacramento region while protecting the Lower American River.

Brett York, supervising engineer in the Department of Utilities, outlined the forum's role in coordinating regional water and environmental priorities. Ashley Casey, executive director of the Sacramento Water Forum, described the agreement's five program areas…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans