The below resources provide some background on the Russian River Biological Opinion planning and implementation process.
Sonoma Water is required to annually report all the activities, studies and monitoring mandated by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in the Russian River Biological Opinion. Some of these activities take place every year, like water quality monitoring in the estuary and counting and measuring young steelhead and coho salmon at various points in the Russian River and Dry Creek. Others are one-time activities, like the Dry Creek Current Conditions Inventory.
Sonoma Water has elected to coalesce the reports from each year's activities into an Annual Report. The annual report is written for technical purposes for NMFS and summarizes all the activities in detail.
2019 Estuary Community Meeting, 8/28/19
2018 Estuary Community Meeting, 5/31/18
2017 Estuary Community Meeting, 5/17/17
Estuary Community Meeting, 4/20/16
Estuary Community Meeting, 6/11/15
June 2014 Annual Dry Creek Meeting
June 2013 Annual Dry Creek Meeting
June 6, 2013 Community Meeting on Flows at Sweetwater Springs Water District Board
May 16, 2013 Community Meeting on the Estuary
February 18, 2010 Santa Rosa Board of Public Utilities Hearing on the Dry Creek Pipeline Feasibility Study
June 19, 2010 Jenner Community Scoping Meeting
January 27, 2010 Dry Creek Meeting on Habitat Studies
June 22nd, 2009 Jenner Meeting on the Estuary
November 2008
The Public Policy Facilitating Committee (PPFC) meets annually to serve as a forum on implementation of the biological opinion. The PPFC provides an opportunity for involved agencies and the public to learn whether milestones have been reached and what challenges lay ahead. Created in 1998, the original purpose of the PPFC was to provide a forum for disseminating information about the Section 7 consultation (which ultimately led to the issuance of the Russian River Biological Opinion).
2022 Public Policy Facilitating Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 4, 2-4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Please mark your calendars for the annual Public Policy Facilitating Committee (PPFC) scheduled for Wednesday, May 4.
The meeting will take place from 2-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Click here to register in advance for this webinar
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This year we will be combining the PPFC meeting will provide updates on:
· Biological Assessment
· Drought and Fisheries Monitoring
· USACE/Warm Springs Hatchery
· Dry Creek Habitat
· Status of Russian River Minimum Flow Changes
2021 PPFC Meeting - March 9, 2021
2020 PPFC Meeting - March 12, 2020 - Sorry, Meeting Has Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Health Orders
2019 PPFC Meeting
2018 PPFC Meeting
2017 PPFC Meeting
2016 PPFC Meeting
2015 PPFC Meeting
2014 PPFC Meeting
December 20, 2012 PPFC Meeting
February 9, 2012 PPFC Meeting
December 13, 2010 PPFC Meeting
October 29, 2009 PPFC Meeting
September 24, 2008 PPFC Meeting