Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
Residents only use 20% of our water….. SAVE the DATE_Groundwater Sustainability Plan_Public Outreach meeting Please mark your calendars and save this date/time. Feel free to forward this announcement to others who may be interested. In case you need motivation – I included two “slides” that show where our surface water supplies stand today – …
Bohemian redux, pertinent today! North Bay Bohemian has done it again, another great article by journalist Ari Levaux exposing the fact that dry farmed wines taste better and don’t ruin OUR aquifers. Paul Bernier is a devout dry farmer of wine grapes and inventor of machinery to help his wonderful work. His grapes are in high …
PD Survey for Rural Residents worried about their wells Ok to forward this link to your neighbors and friends and ask them to fill out the survey too. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/are-you-a-rural-sonoma-county-resident-worried-about-your-well-water-supply/ Are you a rural Sonoma County resident worried about your well water supply? June 8, 2021, 4:54PM We want to hear from you Are you …
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Water conservation EDITOR: Let’s build new housing developments smothering our Earth (not referring to rebuilds because of fires). Let’s approve new vineyards stripping our hills and fields. Let’s approve cannabis grows doing the same with much more water use than vineyards. Let’s keep golf courses green. And then let’s advise residential users to conserve water. …
Why is the state not stopping illegal water diversions on the Russian River? Big wine gets a pass….. Russian River Drought Conditions – State Water Board Authority To erik.ekdahl@waterboards.ca.gov, karen.kramer@waterboards.ca.gov Dear Erik I am bringing issues to your desk (when I know you have plenty to deal with). They are not new. They have been there for …
“I find it difficult to keep usage at 7,000 gallons a month during the summer, even after taking out the front lawn and putting in drought-tolerant plants. I wonder if it would be cheaper to irrigate if I used wine instead water.” Raising water rates EDITOR: I realize that water is scarce in California …
Water Rates increase for residents but what about wine industry? Read More »