SCH Number 2019048451

Project Info

Title

Petition by Sonoma County Water Agency Requesting Approval of a Temporary Urgency Change in Permits 12947A, 12949, 12950 and 16596 in Mendocino and Sonoma

Description

To comply with the requirements of the Russian River Biological Opinion, Sonoma Water is filing a temporary urgency change petition with the SWRCB that asks the SWRCB to temporarily change the instream flow requirements for the Russian River mainstem that were adopted in Decision 1610 and now are in Sonoma Water's water right permits between May 1 and October 15, 2019, to the following: (a) a minimum instream flow requirement of 125 cfs in the upper Russian River (upstream of the confluence with Dry Creek and downstream of the confluence of the East and West Forks), measured as a 5-day running average of average daily streamflow measurements with a provision that instantaneous flows will not be less than 11 0cfs. and (b) 70 cfs in the lower Russian River ( downstream of its confluence with Dry Creek), measured as a 5-day running average of average daily streamflow measurements with a provision that instantaneous flows will not be less than 60 cfs. Note: See NOE for full descriptions

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