Program Materials

• 1959 El Dorado County Water Agency Act(PDF, 4MB)

• 2025 Applied Water Validation Study for the El Dorado County Agricultural Development Feasibility Assessment(PDF, 9MB)

• 2026-2030 Strategic Plan (SP30+)(PDF, 4MB)

• 2024 Water Resources Development and Management Plan(PDF, 12MB)

• 2019 Water Resources Development and Management Plan(PDF, 9MB)

• El Dorado Water Agency 2021-2025 Strategic Plan (SP25+)(PDF, 7MB)

• Programmatic Watershed Plan(PDF, 10MB)

• Watershed Implementation Plan(PDF, 2MB)

• El Dorado County Agricultural Development Feasibility Assessment(PDF, 8MB)

• El Dorado County West Slope Municipal and Industrial Water Demand Review (PDF, 7MB)

• Groundwater Management Plan for the Tahoe South Subbasin 

• Groundwater Management Draft Alternative Plan for the Tahoe Valley South Subbasin 
  (6-005.01) First Five Year Update, Volume I - Report (Rybarski, et al., February 2022)

• Groundwater Management Draft Alternative Plan for the Tahoe Valley South Subbasin 
  (6-005.01) First Five Year Update, Volume II - Appendices (Rybarski, et al., February 2022)

• American River Basin Study (August 2022)(PDF, 5MB)

• Working Landscapes: The Nature Capital of the Upper American River Watershed (February 2024)(PDF, 12MB)

• Outdoor Recreation in the Upper American River Watershed: An Analysis of Economic Impacts and Value (February 2024)(PDF, 3MB)

Agency Overview

• El Dorado Water Agency Vision(PDF, 267KB)

• El Dorado Water Agency Overview(PDF, 617KB)

• El Dorado Water Agency - Partnering for Success(PDF, 5MB)

Governance and Partnership

• American River Basin Study(PDF, 1MB) 

• Tahoe Basin Initiatives(PDF, 1MB)

Water Security 

• Drought in El Dorado County(PDF, 2MB)

• Groundwater Basics(PDF, 2MB)

• Groundwater Quality Monitoring Guidance(PDF, 509KB)

• Technical & Financial Assistance - Resources for Small Water Systems and Domestic Well Owners(PDF, 231KB)

• Recommended Actions for Well Owners(PDF, 3MB)

• Alder Creek Water Storage and Conservation Project(PDF, 1MB)

• El Dorado Water Reliability Project(PDF, 4MB)

• Agriculture is El Dorado County's Economic Engine(PDF, 1MB)

Watershed Program

• Ecosystem Valuation Report factsheet(PDF, 4MB)

• The Power of Outdoor Recreation in the Upper American River Watershed(PDF, 4MB)  

• Agricultural Lands in the Upper American River Watershed Provide Significant Value(PDF, 4MB)

• Upper American River Watershed Forest Management Projects(PDF, 3MB)

• Beyond Property Damages from Wildfires: Natural Capital Damages from the Caldor and Mosquito Fires(PDF, 7MB)

• Stormwater Resource Initiative(PDF, 3MB)

• Programmatic Watershed Plan(PDF, 3MB)

Assistance and Innovation

• American River Water Instrumentation Network(PDF, 2MB)

• Irrigation Management Services Program - Affordable Soil Moisture Monitoring(PDF, 5MB)

Wildfire Resiliency, Recovery, and Preparedness

• Working to Address Wildfire Threats in El Dorado County(PDF, 6MB)

• Infrastructure Needed to Ensure El Dorado County is Wildfire Resilient(PDF, 854KB) 

• Post-Fire Hydrological Response(PDF, 405KB)

• EDWA Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Report(PDF, 50MB)
• EDWA Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Report(PDF, 8MB)

   

• Overview of SWRP(PDF, 1MB)

• West Slope Stormwater Resource Plan(PDF, 15MB)

• Appendix A: Stormwater Resource Plan Checklist and Self-Certification(PDF, 4MB)

• Appendix B: Project Description Forms(PDF, 33MB)

• Appendix C: Project Evaluation and Prioritization Method(PDF, 259KB)

• Appendix D: Quantitative Analysis and Project Evaluation Summary Sheets(PDF, 4MB)

• Appendix E: Project Evaluation Summary Table(PDF, 486KB)

• Public Presentation – March 14, 2018(PDF, 5MB)

• Public Workshop – February 14, 2018 (PDF, 25MB)

• Public Workshop – October 25, 2017 (PDF, 33MB)

  • Meeting Notes(PDF, 67KB)

  • Handout 0: Workshop Agenda(PDF, 65KB)

  • Handout 1: Project List(PDF, 113KB)

  • Handout 2a: Alder Creek Reservoir Project Description Form (PDF, 675KB)

  • Handout 2b: Biomass Plant-Union Mine Project Description Form(PDF, 592KB)

  • Handout 2c: Headington Wash Rack Facility Project Description Form(PDF, 576KB)

  • Handout 3: Criteria, Metrics, and Scoring(PDF, 144KB)

  • Handout 4: Paired Comparison Analysis of Benefit Categories(PDF, 99KB)

  • Metrics Details(PDF, 56KB)

Annual Progress Report

• 2021 Annual Progress Report(PDF, 3MB)

• 2020 Annual Progress Report(PDF, 3MB)

• 2019 Annual Progress Report(PDF, 5MB)

• 2018 Annual Progress Report(PDF, 1MB)

Related Projects and Programs

• El Dorado County Stormwater Management Program

• City of Placerville Stormwater Information 

• Tahoe Resource Conservation District Stormwater Program

• Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba Integrated Regional Water Management

State Water Resources Control Board Stormwater Information

• Storm Water Grant Program

• Storm Water Resource Plan Guidelines (December 2015)

Spring 2023

• El Dorado Irrigation District's 2025 UWMP

• Georgetown Divide Public Utility District's 2025 UWMP

• South Tahoe Public Utility District's 2025 UWMP

• Tahoe City Public Utility District's 2025 UWMP

• El Dorado Irrigation District's 2020 UWMP

• Georgetown Divide Public Utility District's 2020 UWMP

• South Tahoe Public Utility District's 2020 UWMP

• Tahoe City Public Utility District's 2020 UWMP