About Us

IRRIGATED LANDS REGULATORY PROGRAM

Amador RCD works in cooperation with the Lower Cosumnes RCD to coordinate the Sacramento-Amador Water Quality Coalition (SAWQA).
SAWQA is one of 10 sub-watershed groups that make up the larger Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition (SVWQC). The 10 sub-watershed groups and SVWQC operate under a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to meet the requirements of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Water Board) Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP).
The requirements of our members are determined through the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) which is regulated by the Central Valley Regional Water Resource Control Board for more information about the regional board and the current waste discharge order. For details about all the regulations you review the Sacramento Valley Waste Discharge Order covering Irrigated Lands.
Does your property need coverage under the ILRP?

Click here to review flowchart to determine if your property need to be covered.

See the approved General Order here: Order R5-2014-0030-06

REGIONAL & LOCAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS

Map depicting the Sacramento River Watershed and it's boundries

SAWQA covers the southern portion of Sacramento County and all of Amador County and is made up of roughly 600 irrigators who joined our group and pay fees to cover the costs of the ILRP. Currently the fees paid by members cover the costs of water quality monitoring, reporting, oversight, administration and outreach to members. Additionally, fees cover the cost of staff to represent irrigators at meetings with the Regional Board as it develops future requirements for the ILRP. Water Quality Monitoring is currently being conducted at 4 sites within our sub-watershed.

WATER QUALITY RESULTS

Poster for the Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition

A main objective of SAWQA is to provide regional water quality testing. The waste discharge order requires that Coalition to test for E.coli, Nutrients (Nitrate), Pesticides (Azinphos methyl, Cholopyrifros, Diazinon, Hexazinone, Malathion, Metolachlor, Naled, Simazine, Pyrethroids), Physical Attributes (Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Discharge, Temperature), Toxicity (Hyalella survival) and Trace Metals (Arsenic). Agriculture is not the sole source for many of these water quality indicators and pesticides; some of these are naturally occurring, caused by wildlife, or used in industry and residential pest management. The Coalition is tasked with testing water quality and responding to exceedances when they occur, this allows us to provide our members with information about potential water quality issues.

Map of the Sacramento Amador Water Quality Alliance

Website Accessibility Policy

Amador Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Amador Resource Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (209) 214-9727

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Amador Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Amador Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (209) 214-9727.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.

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