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Russian River Weekly Update 3/10/25

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Cape Horn Dam on the Eel River in March 2025 by E Salomone
Cape Horn Dam on the Eel River,  March 7 2025 by E Salomone

 

Reservoir Storage & Operations:

Water supply information provided by Sonoma Water (find more water storage info here).

Lake storage data for Mendocino, Pillsbury, and Sonoma, showing current storage, curves, percentages, and 7-day changes.
Graph of Lake Mendocino storage from 2018 to 2025, showing acre-feet over time with a highlight on March 10, 2025.
Graph of Lake Pillsbury storage and targets from 2018-2025, showing acre-feet data and various scenario lines for targets A, B, and C.
Graph showing Lake Sonoma storage levels (acre-feet) from 2018 to 2025, with storage curves and a highlighted value for March 10, 2025.

 

Water Related PG&E News

 

State Water Resources Control Board Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Water Measurement and Reporting Regulations (SB88)

The State Water Resources Control Board is proposing (Notice of Proposed Action) to revise the regulations for measuring and reporting surface water diversions. The proposed revisions require diverters to report data in a standardized format, provide an email address, identify measurement locations, and make other minor accompanying changes. The revisions are needed to align regulatory requirements with the Board’s new online water rights data system, California Water Accounting, Tracking, and Reporting System (CalWATRS). A detailed explanation of the proposed regulation revisions and rulemaking process are available on the Water Measurement and Reporting Regulation Rulemaking webpage.

 

DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Office Groundwater Awareness Week from March 9-15

Badge for National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 9-15, 2025, with a heart inside a water drop.

 “Groundwater Awareness Week is March 9-15, and we’d like you to join us in celebrating!. Established in 1999 by the National Ground Water Association to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater, groundwater is a critical resource in California providing 41 percent of the state’s total supply in a normal year and up to 60 percent during droughts. Join the celebration as the Department of Water Resources highlights the different components of groundwater all week long. In this toolkit you'll find a schedule with daily themes for the week as well as related resources to share with your community members.” - Paul Gosselin, Deputy Director, Sustainable Water Management Visit the webpage for more information and resources

 

Ukiah Valley Basin GSA Issues REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for Upper Russian River Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem and Interconnected Surface Waters Study 

Logo for Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency.

Date of Issue: March 6, 2025. Due Date: April 7, 2025, 5:00 p.m.

The Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is soliciting proposals from consultants or firms with experience in the analysis of groundwater dependent ecosystems and interconnected surface waters for the Upper Russian River watershed of the Ukiah Valley groundwater basin. Specific objectives of this Project are to: 1) Monitor waters through desktop and modeling exercises, including detailed aerial and field-level biological surveys; 2) Create an expanded monitoring network including well sensors and geochemical and isotopic measurements; 3) Develop a long-term monitoring plan and recommendations for water resource management strategies within the Basin. The scope of work, minimum qualifications, schedule of key dates, submittal format and content, and other information can be found in the Request for Proposals, and can be found online at: https://ukiahvalleygroundwater.org/requests-for-proposals/

 

City of Ukiah Draft Climate Action Plan Public Comment Period 3/3-4/2/25

The City of Ukiah is pleased to announce an opportunity for members of the community to provide public comment to aid the City in its development of a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The City of Ukiah has completed the development of a draft Climate Action Plan and will be soliciting community feedback during a 30-day public comment period starting Monday, March 3, 2025 and ending April 2, 2025. To access this public comment opportunity, please visit the City’s website at https://cityofukiah.com/climate-action-plan/ and visit https://cityofukiah.com/climate-resilience/ to learn more about the City’s ongoing efforts to address the climate emergency. For more information, please contact: Blake Adams, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Ukiah @ badams@cityofukiah.com.

 

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