FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 18, 2024(Español abajo) Santa Rosa, CA – In anticipation of a series of storms arriving in the next week and elevated river flows, the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) will begin the process of lowering its rubber dam located in the Russian River near Forestville on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Sonoma Water routinely lowers the rubber dam when Russian River flow forecasts…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 22, 2024(en Español abajo)SANTA ROSA, CA - Sonoma Water has announced plans to update its climate change models for the Russian River watershed using the latest available data. The agency will partner with Flint HydroScience, LLC to incorporate new climate projections into its Basin Characterization Model, which is used to estimate stream flows and analyze potential impa…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 30, 2024SANTA ROSA, CA – The Sonoma County Water Agency’s watercraft inspection program at Lake Mendocino will continue for another two years, thanks to $400,000 in state grant funding that went into effect on Sept. 16. The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways grant will fund the program to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels from being introduced…

(Español abajo)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 26, 2024                                 Santa Rosa, CA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership with two WaterSense Sustained Excellence awards – one as a Promotional Partner and one for the partnership’s Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper program as a Professional Certifying Organizati…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 17, 2024 SANTA ROSA, CA - The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors on Tuesday approved an updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, reinforcing the agency's commitment to disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience and clearing the way to obtain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hazard mitigation funds. The plan, which is updated ev…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 5, 2024Español abajoCONTACTStuart Tiffen707-322-1223stuart.tiffen@scwa.ca.govAdministrative Office404 Aviation BoulevardSanta Rosa, CA 95403The application period for a small grant program designed for educators is now open at the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water). Teachers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties and the City of Novato may apply for “A Call to Acti…

(En español abajo)For Immediate ReleaseJune 27, 2024Windsor Water District, Sonoma Water approve operational agreement for wastewater treatment of Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation ZoneWindsor, CA – The Sonoma Water Board of Directors on June 4 voted unanimously to approve an operational agreement between the Windsor Water District and Sonoma Water for wastewater collection and treatment of Son…

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  (Español abajo)  June 6, 2024 Contact: Andrea Rodriguez, Sonoma Water 707-331-2040 or andrea.rodriguez@scwa.ca.gov Russian River inflatable dam being inflated Santa Rosa, CA – Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) will begin the multi-day process of inflating its rubber dam located in the Russian River n…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 23, 2024SANTA ROSA, CA – Today, Ag + Open Space and Sonoma Water are announcing the purchase of the 30-acre Mark West Wikiup Preserve in the Larkfield-Wikiup area of Santa Rosa. Home to half-a-mile of Mark West Creek, oaks, riparian habitat, and grassy open space in a residential neighborhood, conservation of this property will enable Sonoma Water to offer public access t…

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Español abajo)  April 16, 2024Contact:Andrea Rodriguez, Sonoma Water707-331-2040 or andrea.rodriguez@scwa.ca.govSonoma Water Board of Directors approves wholesale water rate adjustment in support of infrastructureSanta Rosa, CA - The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors on Tuesday voted to increase wholesale water rates to address the pr…