Press Releases

Student Winners Announced in Annual Water Awareness Poster and Video Contests


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


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


For Immediate Release - May 18, 2018 CONTACT: Ann DuBay  707.524.8378 (office) 707.322.8185 (cell) Ann.DuBay@scwa.ca.gov                                          …

Russian River Estuary Management Project Community Meeting


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


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


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


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


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 …

Annual Dry Creek Community Meeting Provides Update on Habitat Enhancement Project


For Immediate Release - February 9, 2018 CONTACT: Ann DuBay - 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), ann.dubay@scwa.ca.gov Healdsburg, CA – Dry Creek residents and all those interested in the progress of the Dry Creek Habitat Enhancement Project are invited to attend the annual Dry Creek Community Meeting on Thursday, February 22, 6-8 p.m. at the Milt Brandt Visitors Ce…

Water Agency Board of Directors Appoints Grant Davis as General Manager


January 10, 2018 -  For Immediate Release CONTACT: Brad Sherwood - 707.322.8192 (cell), brad.sherwood@scwa.ca.gov (Santa Rosa, CA) The Sonoma County Water Agency Board of Directors today announced that Grant Davis will return to the Sonoma County Water Agency as its General Manager. Mr. Davis returns to the Water Agency after being appointed nearly five months ago by Governor Brown to …

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