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Carrots & Sticks: How Regulations Are Shaping Sacramento's Water Reuse

In Sacramento, the shift to viewing wastewater as a critical resource is transforming regional water security and ecological health. In this episode, Christoph Dobson, General Manager of Sacramento Area Sewer District, explains how the landmark $1.7 billion EchoWater project has elevated treatment standards to tertiary levels, protecting the sensitive Bay Delta while creating a massive new supply of recycled water. This advanced infrastructure enables the Harvest Water project, which will deliver 50,000 acre-feet of reclaimed water annually to 16,000 acres of farmland, effectively reducing groundwater pumping and restoring local aquifers by up to 35 feet over the next 15 years. By leveraging state revolving fund loans and nearly $400 million in grants, the utility has successfully mitigated ratepayer impacts while simultaneously restoring 5,000 acres of riparian habitat and boosting streamflows for Chinook salmon. These efforts demonstrate a scalable blueprint for agricultural reuse, turning environmental regulatory "sticks" into sustainable "carrots" that support both local economies and resilient ecosystems. This episode is part of The Golden State of Reuse, a series exploring the past, present, and future of water recycling across California. The series is a collaboration with WateReuse California and sponsored by CDM Smith. Visit https://www.cdmsmith.com/client-solut... The series is also supported by the Sacramento Area Sewer District, Black & Veatch, and Monterey One Water. Video Chapters: 00:00 Sacramento Water Future 02:11 Regionalization to Resource Recovery 04:34 Regulations Carrot and Stick 05:30 Protecting the Delta Water Supply 07:13 Inside the 1.7 Billion Dollar Project 08:15 Advanced BNR and Ammonia Removal 09:16 Funding and Ratepayer Impact 11:35 Project Schedule and Budget Success 12:44 Renaming to Resource Recovery 14:42 Overcoming the Yuck Factor 15:45 Aquifer Recharge Underground Reservoir 18:12 Potential for Agricultural Reuse 19:11 Harvest Water New Supply 20:54 Engineering 42 Miles of Pipeline 22:16 State and Federal Grant Funding 23:45 Regional Water Security Blueprint waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for water sustainability. Visit https://www.waterloop.org/ Subscribe to catch every video:    / @waterloop   Never miss an episode! Subscribe to waterloop: 🎧 Spotify:https://bit.ly/waterloopSpotify 🎧 Apple Podcasts:https://bit.ly/waterloopApple 🎧 YouTube Podcasts:https://bit.ly/waterloopYouTubePod Follow waterloop for more stories on water sustainability: 🔹 Instagram:  / the_waterloop   🔹 LinkedIn:  / thewaterloop   #WaterRecycling #ClimateSolutions #SustainableAg