Russian River

Water rights and water law

April 24, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Sonoma County Water Agency has filed petitions for temporary urgency changes for water...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist squares off again with Army Corps of Engineers over endangered salmon protections

Courthouse News Service

April 19, 2024

By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Army Corps of Engineers argued for the second time Thursday that a Northern...

NOTICE: Water Right Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties

April 28, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Water Right Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties Sonoma...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: When the State Cut Their Water, These California Users Created a Collaborative Solution

Inside Climate News

Planning and management

December 26, 2022

In a potential beacon for other parched regions, a new program allowed users to share water. By Emma Foehringer Merchant,...

AG ALERT: Mendocino County Farm Bureau works to preserve water amid drought

Agriculture

October 26, 2022

By Devon Boer, Mendocino County Farm Bureau In Mendocino County, water continues to be the main issue of focus for...

NOTICE: Petition for Temporary Urgency Change in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties

June 9, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 26, 2022, Sonoma County Water Agency filed a petition for temporary urgency change...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board approves unprecedented voluntary water sharing agreement for Russian River

Policy and regulation

June 7, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: With ongoing drought conditions straining water supplies and creating uncertainty throughout California, the...

AG ALERT: Water storage, recharge focus of Sonoma summit

Agriculture Groundwater News

May 18, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert In recognition of the ongoing drought and weather extremes, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau took...

COMMENTARY: A creative approach can help Russian River, farmers

Commentary

May 18, 2022

By Frost Pauli, a Mendocino County winegrape and pear grower and chair of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau Water Committee...

AG ALERT: Board renews water curtailments for Russian River

Policy and regulation

May 18, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Russian River in Mendocino and Sonoma counties may be...

AG ALERT: Russian River water curtailment likely to continue

Policy and regulation

April 20, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to ongoing drought and a limited water supply, farmers and ranchers in Mendocino and...

AG ALERT: Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers

Agriculture Policy and regulation

August 11, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his...

NOTICE: Office of Administrative Law Approves Drought Emergency Regulation for the Russian River

July 15, 2021

From the State Water Board: On July 12, 2021, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the State Water Resource...

NOTICE: Russian River Emergency Regulation submitted to the Office of Administrative Law

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