OWP Water Seminar-Resilience in the American, Bear, and Consumnes River Watersheds

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Cost: Free Event Type: Anchor University,Presentation Short Description: James Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and the Sacramento Groundwater Authority (SGA), will present a study on how climate change will impact the American, Bear , and Consumnes Watersheds and the strategies to adapt to those changes. Link: https://owp.csus.edu/water-seminars/#/

James Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and the Sacramento Groundwater Authority (SGA), will present a study on how climate change will impact the American, Bear, and Consumnes Watersheds and the s trategies to adapt to those changes. The study evaluated impacts on forest and wildfire management, hydropower, ecosystems, groundwater, wat er supply, flood management, water quality, and recreation. In addition, he will discuss the performance of the region's conju nctive management of groundwater and surface water programs over the last 30 years.