Reclamation District No. 1000 has been providing flood protection and public safety to residents, businesses, schools and agriculture since 1911. We are a special district formed by the California State legislature. Our job is to protect the lives and property in the Natomas basin from flooding. We do this by maintaining over 40 miles of levees surrounding the perimeter of the basin to keep floodwaters from the Sacramento River, American River, Natomas East Main Drain Canal, Pleasant Grove Creek Canal and Natomas Cross Canal out of the basin. In addition we operate and maintain hundreds of miles of canals and seven pump stations in the interior to collect and safely discharge the rain that falls within the Natoma basin back into the river.
The District is governed by a seven member Board of Trustees elected by the property owners within the Natomas basin. Regular Board meetings are held once a month on the second Friday of the month starting at 8:00 am at the District Office (1633 Garden Highway). All meetings are open to the public.
The District has a General Manager/District Engineer who reports directly to the Board and is responsible for the day to day activities in the District and carrying out the policy set by the Board of Trustees. In addition, we have a District Secretary who serves as the Clerk of the Board and is responsible for posting the Board meeting agenda and taking the minutes from the Board meeting. The field work is done under the supervision of the District Superintendent assisted by the District Foreman.
Revenues to operate and maintain the District are raised through a special benefit assessment on properties in Natomas who benefit from the flood protection provided by our efforts. The assessment appears on the annual Sacramento County property tax bill as a direct levy and is designated “RD 1000”. The amount of the assessment is determined by the property's use, size and location in the Natomas basin. A “typical” single family residential lot pays approximately $25 per year for the services we provide.
