The sutter mutual water company, located near sacramento, will implement a series ofupgrades throughout its distribution system, including installing automated gates to controlwater flow and delivery,…

The Sutter Mutual Water Company will implement a series of upgrades to its water distribution system under a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. Funded through September 2025, the project aims to install automated gates and variable speed drives on motors to better control water flow and delivery. A new supervisory control and data acquisition system will also allow centralized monitoring and controls. These system improvements are expected to result in annual water savings of over 7,706 acre-feet currently lost to operational spills and over deliveries. Up to 70% of the water saved may support improved habitat, water quality, and availability for listed fish species along the Sacramento River system. The grant funding and system upgrades will help the Sutter Mutual Water Company maximize operational efficiencies and water availability in northern California through 2025.

The sutter mutual water company, located near sacramento, will implement a series ofupgrades throughout its distribution system, including installing automated gates to controlwater flow and delivery, variable speed variable frequency drives on existing motors, andincorporating a new supervisory control and data acquisition system to support centralizedmonitoring and controls the system improvements are expected to result in annual watersavings of 7,706 acre feet currently lost to operational spills and over deliveries, which will bestored in upstream reservoirs during a given year, up to 70 of the water saved under theproject may be utilized to support improved habitat, water quality, and water availability forfederally listed fish species along the sacramento river system