From Ukiah to Fort Bragg, see what water restrictions apply to you during this latest summer of drought.
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Posted inPolitics & Government
Mendocino County BOS looks to regulate private extraction, sale of groundwater
The ordinance will move to the county’s planning commission, though its cost and funding source are uncertain.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Fort Bragg downgrades water emergency, no longer receiving water from Ukiah
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.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Desalination plant arrives in Fort Bragg, ushering in new era of water management
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.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
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.