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Santa Rosa briefs board on water supply, reservoirs, groundwater sustainability and recycled water operations
Summary
Staff updated the board on Sonoma Water reservoir operations and temporary petitions, a new NMFS biological opinion, Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency annual report highlights, and the city's recycled water season and storage.
Deputy Director Peter Martin and other Santa Rosa Water staff gave a comprehensive water supply update covering reservoir operations, state petitions, a new biological opinion, the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) annual report, and recycled water operations.
Martin said Sonoma Water filed a temporary urgency change petition with the State Water Resources Control Board seeking to base in‑stream flow requirements on Lake Mendocino storage rather than cumulative inflow to Lake Pillsbury. "The request at this time is that they are able to, set their in stream flow requirements under their water rights to be based on the storage in Lake Mendocino," Martin said. He said the requested change is under state review and that the petition…
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