Water Education Foundation Annual Water Summit 2026

The summit is held at The Sawyer Hotel, 500 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

General admission is $385; Foundation members pay $285.

Registration includes refreshments, materials, gourmet lunch and a hosted reception.

Attendees include water district managers and board members, state and federal agency officials, city and county government leaders, farmers, environmentalists, attorneys, consultants, engineers, business executives and public interest groups.

The summit brings together water district professionals, government officials at state and federal levels, farmers, environmentalists, attorneys, consultants, engineers, business executives, and public interest group representatives.

Tom Gibson, newly appointed Director of the California Department of Water Resources, delivers the keynote address.

Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit hours are available to California attorneys for an additional fee.

Foundation members receive a $100 discount on the general registration price. Employees of state and federal water agencies and nonprofit organizations may purchase at the member rate.

It is most useful for California water managers, agency staff, attorneys and consultants who want to meet across the sector, since the attendee list spans district managers, state and federal officials, farmers, engineers and environmental groups, and the keynote comes from Tom Gibson, the newly appointed director of the Department of Water Resources. California attorneys can earn MCLE credit for an added fee, and member pricing of $285 against $385 general helps agency and nonprofit staff, but people outside California water policy will find it less relevant.

Water agency and policy events in Sacramento usually call for business casual to business attire, with suits from attorneys and officials and some farmers in pressed western-style clothes.