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Santa Rosa reports healthy reservoir carryover, begins two-month aquifer test at Martha Way well
Summary
Deputy directors told the Board of Public Utilities that regional reservoir levels are favorable, a grant-funded aquifer storage-and-recovery test is underway at the Martha Way well, and recycled-water allocations and deliveries to Calpine will exceed contractual minimums this year.
Peter Martin, deputy director of water resources, told the Board of Public Utilities on Oct. 2 that regional storage levels going into the new water year provide carryover supply, while a grant-funded aquifer storage and recovery test at the Martha Way test well has started a multi-month field regime.
Martin said Lake Pillsbury held about 28,000 acre-feet, Lake Mendocino about 67,800 acre-feet and Lake Sonoma about 229,000 acre-feet as of the meeting date. He noted that a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission variance and operations at Lake Pillsbury affected diversions and that storage levels are being managed under existing reservoir operation rules.
“At this time of year you can see the storage allowable storage levels in the reservoir diminish until November,” Martin said,…
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