Overview Of The Placer County Water Agency
Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) was created through an Act of the California State Legislature in 1957. PCWA’s jurisdiction encompasses the entire County of Placer, and it is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors.
History of PCWA Energy and Water Development - Development of the Middle Fork American River Project:
The immediate objective for the formation of the Agency was to preserve Placer County’s rich water resources for our future generations and protect these local benefits from development and exportation by other interests, as was occurring elsewhere in the state. It was at this time that San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, and the federal and state governments, were building reservoirs in water-rich areas of California and aqueducts to move that water to supply new farmlands and growing coastal cities.