The Water Summit is the Water Education Foundation’s premier event of the year, with leading policymakers and experts addressing critical water issues in California and across the West.
Our premier annual event, the 2026 Water Summit returns to The Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento and includes lunch and an evening reception to network with speakers and fellow attendees. Conversations will revolve around this year’s theme, 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙀𝙧𝙖 𝙞𝙣 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧, with a focus on emerging topics related to the challenges and opportunities facing water resource management in California and the West.