Public Notices

December 2024 Flood Protection Zone Advisory Committee Meetings

Meetings Notice: The next meetings of the advisory committees for flood protection zones 1A, 2A, and 3A will be held in December 2024 on the dates and times listed below. The meetings will be held in-person and are open to the public.

  • December 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. for Zone 3A (Sonoma Creek Watershed, including Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, and Sonoma).
  • December 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. for Zone 1A (Laguna de Santa Rosa-Mark West Creek Watershed, including Windsor, Fulton, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Rohnert Park, and Cotati)
  • December 19, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. for Zone 2A (Petaluma River Watershed, including Penngrove and Petaluma)

The flood protection zone advisory committees meet annually to discuss flood protection, stream maintenance, and storm water management issues within the Laguna-Mark West Creek, Petaluma River, and Sonoma Creek watersheds, including current projects and consideration of the recommended upcoming fiscal year budgets. The December 2024 meeting agendas and location information are available here: https://www.sonomawater.org/zone-advisory-committees 

If you have questions or comments regarding the flood protection zone advisory committees, please contact Chase Takajo, a Sonoma Water Engineer, at Chase.Takajo@scwa.ca.gov 


August 2024 Temporary Urgency Change Petitions

On August 20, 2024, Sonoma Water filed temporary urgency change petitions (TUCPs) with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights. These petitions were submitted to temporarily modify the permit terms that establish the hydrologic conditions for setting the minimum instream flow requirements. The hydrologic index for the Russian River was established by Decision 1610 in 1986 for Permits 12947A, 12949, 12950 and 16596. In response to changed watershed conditions due to recent operational changes of PG&E's Potter Valley Project, these modifications are necessary to ensure alignment of the hydrologic index designations with actual watershed conditions.

For more information visit https://www.sonomawater.org/tucp 

2024 Sewer Rate Ordinance

On May 21, 2024, at 9:45 a.m., the Boards of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency, Occidental County Sanitation District, Russian River County Sanitation District, Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District, and South Park County Sanitation District adopted ordinances establishing rates and placing sewer service charges on the tax roll. 

Rates were raised to cover the increased cost of maintaining the sanitation systems.  

Copies of the adopted ordinances and additional information about the charges are posted at the links below:


April 2024 Temporary Urgency Change Petition

DATE OF NOTICE: April 23, 2024

Notice of Temporary Urgency Change Petition 

Objections filed in response to this notice should be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on May 23, 2024.

Learn more https://www.sonomawater.org/tucp


Stream Maintenance Program 

As part of our comprehensive Stream Maintenance Program (SMP), each summer and fall Sonoma Water works in and around streams throughout Sonoma County to provide flood protection and improve water quality. For more information regarding the SMP, and the list of streams we plan to maintain in, view the SMP webpage: 

SonomaWater.org/stream-maintenance-program 


Public Comments at Board of Director Meetings:

2:00 P.M. on days when the Board of Directors meet.

Public comment on matters not listed on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board and on board member reports (Comments are restricted to matters within the Board’s jurisdiction. The Board will hear public comments at this time for up to twenty minutes.  Each person is usually granted time at the discretion of the Chair.  Any additional public comments will be heard at the conclusion of the meeting. While members of the public are welcome to address the Board, under the Brown Act, Board members may not deliberate or take action on items not on the agenda.)


General Comments or Questions:

If you have a question about a Sonoma Water project or issue, please use our Contact Form