Monthly Archives: May 2009

Discussion on Proposed Reduction of Flows to Russian River

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Larry

Just to clarify – yes, there is substantial Eel River water in the Russian River flows at the Wohler pumps/Raney collectors. Alan SCWA continues to equivocate and obfuscate the reality that they have made themselves dependent on Eel River transfers … Continue reading →

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SCWA’s Vineyard Irrigation Conservation Projects

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Larry

FYI… Brock Sonoma County Water Agency PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release                                                        CONTACT: April 29, 2009                                                                        Brad Sherwood 707.547.1927 Cell Phone: 707.322.8192 Vineyard Irrigation/Cooling Water Conservation Demonstration to Break Ground (Santa Rosa, CA) The Sonoma County Water Agency is sponsoring two … Continue reading →

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Water Shortage or Plumbing Problem?

Posted on May 4, 2009 by admin

David Bolling INDEX-TRIBUNE EDITOR, April 27, 2009 Depending on how you define a river, there are well over 100 in California conveying the state’s liquid life through an intricate, arterial maze. Sift through the inventory, river-by-river, and you will find … Continue reading →

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Opinion: We Don’t Have the Water

Posted on May 4, 2009 by admin

It’s not just this year. We don’t have the water. The Russian River is over-appropriated and abused. The Eel River is overdrawn and her fisheries decimated to cover up the Russian River’s mismanagement. Sonoma County’s major groundwater basins are being … Continue reading →

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