Russian River Weekly Update 4/2/24
Reservoir Storage & Operations:
Water supply information provided by Sonoma Water (find more water storage info here).
Abacela.com monthly weather-climate summary and forecast
Eel River to Russian River Trans Basin Diversion Updates
- Press Democrat: Officials move forward with plans for Eel River water diversions that keep Russian River flowing 3/21/24
- San Francisco Chronicle: Two dams are coming down on California’s Eel River. Will it threaten water supplies? 3/30/24 “The removal of two dams on the Eel River is expected to be a boon for fish and tribes, but North Bay communities are worried about their water.”
DWR Releases New Resource Guide:
Funding SGMA Implementation, March 2024
Job Opportunity - CA Water Data Consortium
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Beaver Chronicles
In the press:
- DWR SGMA Newsletter, March 2024
- Get updates at the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership website
- Russian River Watershed Association Blog: Safe Medicine Disposal, 4/1/24
- CA Water Blog: Manifesting Successful Aquatic Restoration, 4/1/24
- PPIC: The Future of Fog, 4/1/24
- LA Times via Aol. Opinion: California has to conserve water. Why is Sacramento dragging its heels?, 3/28/24
- Hakai Magazine: Light at the End of the Tunnel. Millions of killer culverts lurk beneath North American roadways, strangling populations of migratory fish. Now with a nationwide project, the United States is trying to fix them. 3/26/24
- PPIC: How Business and Government Might Solve the Freshwater Crisis—Together, 3/25/24
- UC Santa Barbara: Small changes can yield big savings in agricultural water use, 3/25/24