Board of Supervisors
Supervisors approve proposed countywide water resource team, with caveats
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Mendocino County water needs “are knocking on the door yesterday,” but the board is divided on the best approach.
drought
Mendocino County water restrictions in 2022: what you need to know
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From Ukiah to Fort Bragg, see what water restrictions apply to you during this latest summer of drought.
Environment & Natural Resources
Mendocino County BOS looks to regulate private extraction, sale of groundwater
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The ordinance will move to the county’s planning commission, though its cost and funding source are uncertain.
desalination
Fort Bragg downgrades water emergency, no longer receiving water from Ukiah
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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.
drought
Desalination plant arrives in Fort Bragg, ushering in new era of water management
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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.
