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…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2018 CONTACT Barry Dugan Senior Programs Specialist 707-547-1930 707-331-2040 barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov Santa Rosa, CA – Members of the public are invited to submit comments on a storm water resources plan for the Petaluma River and Sonoma Creek watersheds that has identified more than 60 projects that will utilize storm water from heavy rainfall f…

Petaluma, CA – A construction project on Petaluma Boulevard to protect the one of the main drinking water pipelines that serves Petaluma will get underway the week of August 27, and will cause some traffic delays, lane closures, and restricted pedestrian access in some areas along the city’s main thoroughfare. Work at five sites along Petaluma Boulevard will take place Monday throu…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 7, 2018 CONTACT - Barry Dugan, Senior Programs Specialist, 707-547-1930, 707-331-2040, barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved funding for a network of fire cameras that will provide early detection of wildfires in the Lake Sonoma Watershed, an effort aimed at protecting the drinking water supply for…

For Immediate Release - June 22, 2018 CONTACT: Ann DuBay, 707.524.8378 (office), 707.322.8185 (cell), Ann.DuBay@scwa.ca.gov or Brad Sherwood, 707.547.1927 (office), 707.322.8192 (cell), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) has developed a proposal to reduce flooding on Green Valley Road west of Graton by removing sediment from the adjacen…

For Immediate Release - June 4, 2018 CONTACT: Brad Sherwood, 707.547.1927 (Office), 707.322.8192 (mobile), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov or Barry Dugan - 707.547.1930 (Office), 707.331.2040, Barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov (Santa Rosa) – Winners of the Sonoma County Water Agency’s (Water Agency) annual Water Awareness school poster contest and the Russian River Watershed Association’s high…

For Immediate Release - May 21, 2018 CONTACT: Barry Dugan - 707.547-1930 (office), 707.331.2040 (cell), barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov or Brad Sherwood - 707.547.1927 (office), 707.322.8192 (cell), sherwood@scwa.ca.gov (Forestville, CA)  – The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) began inflating its rubber dam on the Russian River near Forestville on Monday, May 21. The rubber…