A $335,000 desalination plant arrived in Fort Bragg on Sept. 25, but no longer needs to be used right away thanks to the arrival of much-needed rain. The plant is intended to treat water from the Noyo River, which becomes too brackish for the city to pump for drinking water when the river is experiencing low flows and high tides.
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Fort Bragg upgrades its water emergency to Stage 4 as Noyo River at virtual standstill
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.