Alameda Creek Watershed Forum
About
The Alameda Creek Watershed Forum (acwForum) is a voluntary, non-regulatory stakeholder group that supports the community’s interest in protecting and achieving a healthy and sustainable Alameda Creek watershed. acwForum stakeholders include agencies and organizations with stewardship interests in, and whose purview includes, the Alameda Creek watershed, as well as watershed organization members, watershed landowners and land managers, residents, and others.
The watershed’s stakeholders have been working together as the Alameda Creek Watershed Council (ACWC) since 2007. The name change to acwForum, and the acwForum.org website are meant to reflect a renewed focus on information sharing and collaboration among agencies and organizations with an interest in working toward a well-managed and restored watershed.
Mission
The Alameda Creek Watershed Forum’s stakeholders strive to protect and enhance water-related beneficial uses and resources in the Alameda Creek Watershed in order to create a healthy and sustainable watershed for the community. The acwForum will promote collaboration and the sharing of information among all stakeholders.
Explore the Watershed
ACWC Cover Letter (pdf)
ACWC Letter of Understanding (pdf)ACWC Letter of Understanding (pdf)
Watershed Goals
The Alameda Creek Watershed Council established goals focusing on the following areas:
- Flood Control and Storm Water Quality
- Recreation
- Agriculture
- Natural Resources and Wildlife
- Water Supply
- Public Outreach and Education
Download the ACWC/acwForum Watershed Goals (pdf)
Current Alameda Creek Watershed Council Members (Key Stakeholder Organizations)
Current key stakeholder organization members of the Alameda Creek Watershed Council / acwForum are:
- Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (ACFC&WCD)
- Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD)
- Alameda County Water District
- City of Dublin
- City of Fremont
- City of Livermore
- Living Arroyos
- East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)
- Friends of the Arroyos
- Livermore Area Recreation and Park District
- San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (SFBRWQCB)
- San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
- Zone 7 Water Agency
Non-key stakeholder organizations of acwForum are welcome to participate in Forum meetings and in the pursuit of the Forum’s mission.
ACWC/acwForum Steering Committee
ACFC&WCD – Sharon Gosselin
ACRCD – Ian Howell, Madie Stein
ACWD – Leonard Ash, Kelsi Oshiro
City of Dublin – Shannan Young
City of Fremont – Sabrina Siebert
City of Livermore
East Bay Regional Parks District – Joe Sullivan
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – Carla Schultheis
Volunteer – Ralph Johnson (retired Alameda County)
Zone 7 – Elke Rank
Current Conference Updates
There will be no 2026 State of the Alameda Creek Watershed Conference. Please stay tuned for 2027.
Contact Us
acwForum Chair
Elke Rank
Zone 7 Water Agency
erank@zone7water.com
Vice Chair
Ralph Johnson
Retired Alameda County, Volunteer
Coordination
Ian Howell
ACRCD
ian.howell@acrcd.org
Assistance
Madie Stein
ACRCD
madie.stein@acrcd.org
