Press Releases
Lake Sonoma Watershed Fire Camera Pilot Project Approved by Sonoma County Supervisors
Published on August 07, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 7, 2018
CONTACT - Barry Dugan, Senior Programs Specialist, 707-547-1930, 707-331-2040, barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov
Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved funding for a network of fire cameras that will provide early detection of wildfires in the Lake Sonoma Watershed, an effort aimed at protecting the drinking water supply for…
Green Valley Creek High Flow Channel Project Available for Public Comment
Published on June 22, 2018
For Immediate Release - June 22, 2018
CONTACT: Ann DuBay, 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), Ann.DuBay@scwa.ca.gov or Brad Sherwood, 707.547.1927 (office), 707.322.8192 (cell), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov
Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) has developed a proposal to reduce flooding on Green Valley Road west of Graton by removing sediment from the adjacen…
Student Winners Announced in Annual Water Awareness Poster and Video Contests
Published on June 04, 2018
For Immediate Release - June 4, 2018
CONTACT: Brad Sherwood, 707.547.1927 (Office), 707.322.8192 (mobile), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov or Barry Dugan - 707.547.1930 (Office), 707.331.2040, Barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov
(Santa Rosa) – Winners of the Sonoma County Water Agency’s (Water Agency) annual Water Awareness school poster contest and the Russian River Watershed Association’s high…
Russian River Inflatable Rubber Dam Going Up - Anglers, Boaters Must Portage Around Dam
Published on May 21, 2018
For Immediate Release - May 21, 2018
CONTACT: Barry Dugan - 707.547-1930 (office), 707.331.2040 (cell), barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov or Brad Sherwood - 707.547.1927 (office), 707.322.8192 (cell), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov
(Forestville, CA) – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) began inflating its rubber dam on the Russian River near Forestville on Monday, May 21. The rubber…
Sewer Lateral Ordinance Proposed for Sanitation Zones & Districts
Published on May 18, 2018
For Immediate Release - May 18, 2018
CONTACT:
Ann DuBay
707.524.8378 (office)
707.322.8185 (cell)
Ann.DuBay@scwa.ca.gov
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Russian River Estuary Management Project Community Meeting
Published on May 17, 2018
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2018
CONTACT: Ann DuBay - 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), Ann.DuBay@scwa.ca.gov or Brad Sherwood - 707.547.1927 (office), 707.322.8192 (cell), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov
(Monte Rio, Calif.) – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 31, 2018 to update the community on the Russian River Estuary Man…
Public Input Needed on Water Supply, Flood Protection, and Sanitation Disaster Planning
Published on April 13, 2018
April 13, 2018 - For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Ann DuBay, 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), Ann.Dubay@scwa.ca.gov
(SANTA ROSA) – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) has released a draft of its updated Local Hazard M…
Groundwater recharge pilot study underway in Sonoma Valley
Published on March 21, 2018
For Immediate Release - March 21, 2018
CONTACT: Ann DuBay: 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), Ann.Dubay@scwa.ca.gov or Colleen Ferguson: 707.933-2230, cferguson@sonomacity.org
Sonoma, CA – Preparation for a groundwater recharge pilot study is underway in Sonoma Valley. The study, a joint…
Punctured Pipeline Causes Wastewater Spill in Occidental
Published on February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018 - For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Ann DuBay: 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), Ann.DuBay@scwa.ca.gov
(Occidental, CA) — A four-inch wastewater pipeline was inadvertently punctured in downtown Occidental Monday morning, causing less than 1,200 gallons of untreated wastewater to be released. Construction workers on the…
Public Meeting on Local Fish Habitat Restoration Projects
Published on February 20, 2018
For Immediate Release - February 20, 2018
CONTACT: Ann DuBay; ann.dubay@scwa.ca.gov, 707.524.8378, 707.322.8185
Santa Rosa, CA – On Thursday, Feb. 22 the Public Policy Facilitating Committee (PPFC) will hold its annual meeting to review projects that are helping to restore endangered and threatened fish to the Russian River watershed while maintaining the region’s primary water …