The Fort Bragg City Council voted unanimously on Monday to upgrade its drought emergency to Stage 4, which will require residents and businesses to conserve 10% more water than they already have been.
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Water hauling urgency and vax rights: Jim Shields (column)
Jim Shields looks at water hauling regulations and getting vaccinated.
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Ukiah plans to resume drawing water from Russian River to help coast
“There’s no other alternative for folks on the coast,” said Sean White, Ukiah’s director of water and sewer. “Even though the situation over here is bad, the situation over there is dire. It’s not like we can just look the other way.”
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Supes approve partial subsidy to haul water for coastal businesses
On Tuesday, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved subsidizing 100% of the water hauling cost from Ukiah to the coast for residences and 80% of the cost for businesses for the first month of its water hauling program.
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Supervisors make PG&E funds available to truck water to the coast
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors is scrambling to address water shortages that have grown worse on the coast with places like Irish Beach and Elk saying they’re halting outside water sales.