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ELENA DELACEY of The American River Conservancy, left, leads American River Watershed tour participants on a walking tour of the Wakamatsu Tea Colony on Cold Springs Road. Headwaters of two tributaries of the American River are on the property. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

EL DORADO COUNTY River Recreation Supervisor, Noah Triplett, speaks to the American River Conservancy American River Watershed tour group at the pavillion at Henningsen-Lotus Park on June 15th. Triplett addresses the environmental impact of over 100,000 people rafting down the American River each year. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

PEOPLE ATTENDING the American River Watershed Tour stand next to an empty secondary clarifier at the El Dorado Hills Waste Water Treatment Facility on Latrobe Road. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

HYDROCLEANING FOREMAN, JayZack Leonard, of El Dorado, right, and maintenance worker, Roy Forbes, of Rescue demonstrate the methods used to clean debris out of sewer lines during an American River Watershed Tour. With two Vactor trucks cleaning out sewer lines, EID has drastically reduced sewage spills. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene