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Sonoma Water moves forward with regional water bank strategy


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 3, 2025En español abajoSANTA ROSA, CA — Sonoma Water’s Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to develop a Regional Water Bank Implementation Strategy through an agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The contract, which runs through the end of 2027 will guide planning and coordination to improve long-term water supply reliability across Sonoma and Marin counties. Th…

Sonoma Water moves forward with regional water bank strategy


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 3, 2025En español abajoSANTA ROSA, CA — Sonoma Water’s Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to develop a Regional Water Bank Implementation Strategy through an agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The contract, which runs through the end of 2027 will guide planning and coordination to improve long-term water supply reliability across Sonoma and Marin counties. Th…

Seasonal inflation of Russian River rubber dam to begin near Forestville


En español abajoFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 29, 2025Santa Rosa, CA – Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) will begin the multi-day process of inflating its rubber dam located in the Russian River near Forestville on Thursday, May 29. The rubber dam is a critical component of the Russian River water supply system that provides naturally filtered drinking water to more than 600,000 residents in p…

Sonoma County approves sewer rate increases, expands low-income aid, keeps capacity charges flat for 2025-26


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2025SANTA ROSA, CA — The Board of Directors for the Sonoma County Water Agency, also known as Sonoma Water, on Tuesday approved sewer service rate increases and continued support for low-income customers for the 2025-26 fiscal year.The board also amended a proposal to raise capacity charges, choosing instead to keep them at current levels. Capacity charges are typical…

Sonoma Water Board approves wholesale water rate adjustment to fund critical infrastructure


En español abajoFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 22, 2025SANTA ROSA, CA. –– The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a wholesale water rate adjustment for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to address aging infrastructure, rising operational costs and the need for continued investment in water system reliability.The new rates will result in an increase of 8.68 percent…

Sonoma Water Board of Directors awards contract for Occidental Road Well activation, adding water supply resiliency


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEN ESPAÑOL ABAJOMarch 13, 2025 SANTA ROSA, CA –– The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to award a contract to TerraCon Constructors, Inc. for $4.8 million for the activation of the Occidental Road Well, part of the Santa Rosa Plain Water Supply Resiliency Project. This construction project will strengthen water supply reliability fo…

Russian River inflatable dam to be lowered in advance of forecast storm


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 18, 2024(Español abajo) Santa Rosa, CA – In anticipation of a series of storms arriving in the next week and elevated river flows, the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) will begin the process of lowering its rubber dam located in the Russian River near Forestville on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Sonoma Water routinely lowers the rubber dam when Russian River flow forecasts…

Sonoma Water to update climate change models for Russian River watershed


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 22, 2024(en Español abajo)SANTA ROSA, CA - Sonoma Water has announced plans to update its climate change models for the Russian River watershed using the latest available data. The agency will partner with Flint HydroScience, LLC to incorporate new climate projections into its Basin Characterization Model, which is used to estimate stream flows and analyze potential impa…

State grant renews invasive quagga mussel prevention program at Lake Mendocino


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 30, 2024SANTA ROSA, CA – The Sonoma County Water Agency’s watercraft inspection program at Lake Mendocino will continue for another two years, thanks to $400,000 in state grant funding that went into effect on Sept. 16. The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways grant will fund the program to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels from being introduced…

Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership wins two 2024 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence awards


(Español abajo)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 26, 2024                                 Santa Rosa, CA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership with two WaterSense Sustained Excellence awards – one as a Promotional Partner and one for the partnership’s Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper program as a Professional Certifying Organizati…

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