An aerial view shows muddy water rushing through the spillway at Coyote Dam, with the dam’s concrete control structure, fenced facilities, and access roads surrounded by green hills and maintenance buildings.
Water released down the Coyote Dam spillway at Lake Mendocino near Ukiah, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. The high flow releases are the first at the dam since the 2021 drought declaration. (Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 12/27/25 — The Ukiah Valley Water Authority is proposing rate increases for multiple water districts in the region.  

According to a press release sent out by the water authority — a joint powers authority including the city of Ukiah and four water districts — the reasons behind the rate increases are to “fund maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and long-term system reliability after completing a regional rate study.” 

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Sydney Fishman is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow and lives full time in Ukiah. Reach her at sydney@mendovoice.com or through her Signal username @sydannfish.67.