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Santa Rosa utilities report stronger regional water supplies after winter storms
Summary
City utilities staff told the Board of Public Utilities that recent storms boosted reservoir storage across the Russian River watershed and that recycled-water storage is well above average; Sonoma Water’s temporary urgency change order and AB 1572 compliance were also discussed.
Chair Galvin convened the Board of Public Utilities for a scheduled briefing on regional water and recycled-water supplies.
Lisa Cuellar, the city’s water use efficiency coordinator, told the board that recent storm events have materially improved regional supply. "The regional water supply is looking really good," she said, and gave current storage figures: "current supply levels in Lake Pillsbury are about 54,000 acre feet," Lake Mendocino is about "81,000 acre feet, that's a 103% of allowable storage for this time of year," and Lake Sonoma is "a little more than 258,000 acre feet," or roughly 102%…
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