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Sonoma council directs WAC representative to support contractors’ statement of interest on Potter Valley decommissioning
Summary
The City of Sonoma voted 4-0 to instruct its Water Advisory Committee representative to back a joint statement of interest aimed at protecting local contractors’ water supply and cost-allocation priorities in the Potter Valley Project decommissioning and proposed new Eel–Russian diversion facility.
The Sonoma City Council on Oct. 15 voted 4-0 to direct the city’s representative to the Sonoma County Water Agency’s Water Advisory Committee (WAC) to vote in support of a contractors’ statement of interest concerning the decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project and the proposed new Eel–Russian diversion facility.
The statement of interest, prepared jointly by Sonoma water contractors and Sonoma County Water Agency staff, asks that any changes preserve a reliable water supply for wholesale contractors, allocate costs proportionally to benefit, provide transparent evaluation of long-term water-supply and environmental solutions, and protect the city’s existing purchase agreements.
Public Works staff summarized the Potter Valley history for the council, noting the diversion was built in the early 1900s and has not generated power since 2021. The staff presentation…
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