Reclamation District No. 1000 has been providing flood protection and public safety to residents, businesses, schools, and agriculture since 1911. We are a California Special District formed by the California State Legislature. Our purpose 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…

The History of Reclamation District No. 1000: 1911-2011
Author: Karen Wilson

Pumping plants 1A and 1B are co-located at the most southern section of the Natomas Basin, on Garden Highway between Gateway Oaks and Orchard Lane, within the City of Sacramento’s boundaries. These plants are stationed on the Main Drainage Canal and disburse runoff water from area canals, ditches, and rain events directly into the Sacramento River through concrete tunnels under the Garden Highway…