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Fort Bragg downgrades water emergency, no longer receiving water from Ukiah

By Sonia Waraich | October 13, 2021

The Fort Bragg City Council downgraded the city’s water emergency from a Stage 4 water crisis to a Stage 2 water alert because the city’s 22.6 million gallon reservoir is at capacity and the desalination unit is now operational.

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Desalination plant arrives in Fort Bragg, ushering in new era of water management

By Sonia Waraich | October 6, 2021

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.

Camp Noyo says City of Fort Bragg press release incorrect, misleading, dam didn’t cause Noyo’s current low flows

By Frank Hartzell | July 15, 2021

The dam has provided recreation for youth groups, campers since 1951.

City of Fort Bragg

Private seasonal dam causes major drop in Noyo River flows — Ft. Bragg enacts stage 2 water conservation restrictions — water flows drop by 80% over one week, lowest flows on record (updated 7/15)

By Frank Hartzell | July 13, 2021

The dam is a temporary and constructed on a seasonal basis by the resort and campground.

City of Fort Bragg

As drought worsens Ukiah is well prepared, Fort Bragg anticipates water shortages (Water Security Series)

By Lana Cohen, Staff Reporter | April 20, 2021

We’re talking to every water district manager in the county to find out what the drought will mean for Mendocino County residents. First up, Fort Bragg and Ukiah.