FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2019   CONTACT Barry Dugan Principal Programs Specialist 707-547-1930 707-331-2040 barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov   River forecast to reach 6,000 cubic feet per second Sunday night (Forestville, CA)  – Less than a week after it had fully inflated its rubber dam on the  Russian River in preparation for summertime w…

Contacts: Congressman Jared Huffman: Alexa Shaffer, 202-236-3421, Alexa.Shaffer@mail.house.gov Sonoma Water: Brad Sherwood, 707-322-8192 sherwood@scwa.ca.gov California Trout: Tracey Diaz, 415-392-8887 x103   tdiaz@caltrout.org Mendocino IWPC: Janet Pauli, jpauli@pauliranch.com The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water), Mendocino Inland Water and Power Commission, and Ca…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 6, 2019 CONTACT - Barry Dugan, Principal Programs Specialist: 707-547-1930, 707-331-2040, barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov Anglers, Boaters Must Portage Around Dam (Forestville, CA)  – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) began inflating its rubber dam on the Russian River near Forestville on Monday, May 6. The rubber dam is a critical component o…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 18, 2019 CONTACT: Barry Dugan, Principal Programs Specialist - 707-547-1930, 707-331-2040, barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov Geyserville, CA – On Monday, April 22, the Public Policy Facilitating Committee (PPFC) will take a virtual tour of projects designed to help restore endangered and threatened fish to the Russian River watershed, while maintaining the regi…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 7, 2019 CONTACT - Barry Dugan, Senior Programs Specialist: 707-547-1930, 707-331-2040, barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors (Board) has approved a project to bring sewer service to the Larkfield Estates neighborhood that was destroyed in the October, 2017 Tubbs Fire. The project was a…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 17, 2019 CONTACT: Barry Dugan - 707-547-1930,  707-331-2040, barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov Santa Rosa, CA – The atmospheric river that swept into Sonoma County this week sent reservoirs levels rising in the two main water supply reservoirs that the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) manages, but the heavy rainfall also put pressure on the wastewat…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 12, 2019 CONTACT - Ann DuBay 707-524-8378 (office) 707-322-8185 (cell) ann.dubay@scwa.ca.gov (Sonoma, CA) – A faulty valve resulted in the accidental release of approximately 2 million gallons of untreated wastewater from a pipeline in the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (District). The leak occurred at Schell Slough in Son…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 13, 2018 CONTACT: Ann DuBay, 707-524-8378 (office), 707-322-8185 (cell), ann.dubay@scwa.ca.gov   Santa Rosa, CA –The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) today will begin deflating its rubber dam located in the Russian River near Forestville. Sonoma Water routinely deflates the rubber dam when Russian River flows reach 2,000 cubic feet…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 7, 2018 Ukiah, CA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) will allow additional water to be stored in Lake Mendocino during this winter’s rainy season to improve water supply reliability and environmental conditions in the Russian River, while continuing to ensure flood management capacity of the reservoir. The decision would allow the Corps to u…

For Immediate Release - September 9, 2018 Contact: Brad Sherwood, 707.322.8192 (cell), brad.sherwood@scwa.ca.gov (Santa Rosa, CA)  Governor Jerry Brown yesterday signed into law Senate Bill 790, authored by State Senator Mike McGuire that will allow any person or entity that manages any aspect of the water in a reservoir where recreational, boating, or fishing activities are permit…