Freeport Regional Water Project

EBMUD's Mokelumne River water supply is adequate to meet the needs of the District's 1.3 million customers in normal and wet years, but in prolonged droughts, customers face severe water cutbacks of up to 50 percent.

EBMUD and the Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA), in association with the City of Sacramento and with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, partnered to build this regional water supply project to provide water for East Bay customers in dry years and needed water for the Sacramento region by drawing water from the Sacramento River near the town of Freeport. With the Freeport Regional Water Project now on line for EBMUD customers, in future years of severe drought, EBMUD expects to keep rationing at 15 percent or less. The Freeport Regional Water Project consists of:

A new 185 mgd water intake structure and pumping plant on the Sacramento River north of Freeport.
A new large diameter pipeline to transport water eastward from the intake to a new SCWA water treatment plant and to the existing Folsom South Canal.
A new water treatment plant in central Sacramento County to treat the water for municipal use by SCWA customers.
Two new pumping plants and a large diameter pipeline to transport water from the southern end of the Folsom South Canal to EBMUD's Mokelumne Aqueducts for use by EBMUD customers.

Workplan Schedule

Construction and testing of all major facilities is now complete after a successful 10-day integrated project test in February 2011. EBMUD is ready to deliver a supplemental drought supply for EBMUD customers. SCWA is nearing completion of its Water Treatment Plant with a projected in-service date by the end of 2011.