Nov. 18, 2024 - En 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 show the river…

Oct. 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 impacts to water supp…

Sept. 30, 2024 - SANTA 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 to Lake Mendocino…

Sept. 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 Organization. WaterSense honored its Sustained Excellence, Partner of the Ye…

Sept. 17, 2024 - SANTA ROSA, CA - The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors on Tuesday approved an updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, reinforcing the agency's commitment to disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience and clearing the way to obtain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hazard mitigation funds. The plan, which is updated every five years, revi…

Sept. 5, 2024 - En español abajo - SANTA ROSA, CA - The application period for a small grant program designed for educators is now open at the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water). Teachers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties and the City of Novato may apply for “A Call to Action” grants from Sonoma Water’s Water and Energy Education Program in partnership with Sonoma Clean Power. The program i…

June 27, 2024 - WINDSOR, CA – The Sonoma Water Board of Directors on June 4 voted unanimously to approve an operational agreement between the Windsor Water District and Sonoma Water for wastewater collection and treatment of Sonoma Water’s Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone. Director James Gore acknowledged the unprecedented collaboration at the meeting. “Recycled water is an increasingly i…

June 6, 2024 - En español abajo - SANTA 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 June 10. 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 portions of Sonoma and Ma…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 23, 2024SANTA ROSA, CA – Today, Ag + Open Space and Sonoma Water are announcing the purchase of the 30-acre Mark West Wikiup Preserve in the Larkfield-Wikiup area of Santa Rosa. Home to half-a-mile of Mark West Creek, oaks, riparian habitat, and grassy open space in a residential neighborhood, conservation of this property will enable Sonoma Water to offer public access t…

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Español abajo)  April 16, 2024Contact:Andrea Rodriguez, Sonoma Water707-331-2040 or andrea.rodriguez@scwa.ca.govSonoma Water Board of Directors approves wholesale water rate adjustment in support of infrastructureSanta Rosa, CA - The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors on Tuesday voted to increase wholesale water rates to address the pr…