Plan Manager Jay Jasperse requested that I forward to you the attached Water Supply Strategies Action Plan (WSSAP), prepared by Sonoma Water staff. The first WSSAP was completed in 2010, and it was updated in 2011 and 2013. Workshops were held with the Sonoma Water Board of Directors, which recognized the WSSAP as a living document. The drought and the 2017 fires were a reminder of the need for resiliency and a diversified water strategy, and Sonoma Water is pleased to present the 2018 update.
Groundwater is a critical component of the WSSAP, and is discussed under “Strategy 1: Protect drinking water supply and promote water-use efficiency”, “Strategy 3: Utilize regional planning to increase water supply resiliency”, “Strategy 4: Respond and adapt to climate change,” and “Strategy 7: Seek federal and state funding.”
The Sonoma Water Board of Directors will be receiving a presentation on the WSSAP and providing feedback on Monday, September 30, at approximately 1 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. The meeting can be viewed online.
Please let Jay (Jay.Jasperse@scwa.ca.gov) if you have any questions.
Mark your calendars! Wednesday, December 11 for the all basin workshop:
Recharging Groundwater Basins: Facts, Myths, Projects and Possibilities
Please share with your stakeholder groups, farmers and land managers who would be interested.
Join local groundwater agencies to learn more about how farmers in other communities and locally are contributing to groundwater recharge. This public workshop will focus on how groundwater can be recharged to help better manage and sustain local aquifers.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
4:30pm – 7 pm
Santa Rosa Utilities Field Office
35 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Presentations will cover:
How groundwater recharge works
California’s Flood-MAR (Managed Aquifer Recharge) project
Local efforts: What farmers are doing in Sonoma County to enhance recharge
Q & A and table top discussions
Light refreshments will be served
Please RSVP by December 6. Click here to RSVP, or contact Andrea.Rodriguez@SCWA.CA.Gov or call (707) 521-1837 for additional information.
Visit us online at SonomaCountyGroundwater.org
Roads and roads funding will be the topic of a Jan. 15 town hall meeting at Hanna Center, hosted by First District Supervisor Susan Gorin. Representatives from Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works will be on hand to answer questions
The Meeting will include a brief overview of roads, roads types, pavement preservation and corrective maintenance, how and why we prioritize roads, funding sources and funding challenges, as well as a discussion of long-term funding strategies for addressing roads needs.
“This will be an opportunity … to learn about roads funding, how we prioritize roads, and to get questions answered,” Gorin stated in the press release.
The meeting starts at 6 p.m., Jan. 15 at the Hanna Boys Center Auditorium, 17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma.