January 2011: DEIR. Estuary & Low Flow

LOW-FLOW, ESTUARY, and CEQA

January, 2011

Dear RRWPC Supporter:

Well, another year has flown by and RRWPC is about to begin its 32nd year as a nonprofit corporation.  There’s a saying, “Time flies when you are having fun!”  While “fun” may not be the appropriate word to describe what we do, we have certainly been absorbed and determined and concentrated on the goal of limiting some of the damage that has been continually visited on the Russian River over the years.  We are grateful for your loyalty that has kept us going over time, and hope our precious relationship will continue for many years to come.

SCWA Releases EIR on Project to Control River’s Mouth
The design of structural barriers (man made dunes) to keep the river’s mouth closed all summer is the central focus of the “Russian River Estuary Management Project Draft Environmental Impact Report” (DEIR). The Board of Supervisors authorized the release of this in-house Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) document on December 15, 2010. Public comments are due on February 14, 2011 by 5 pm. (Please submit enclosed target letter.)  A hearing will be held in Jenner on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at the Jenner Community Hall at 6 pm (behind the fire house).  Please try to attend.  You can purchase a CD of the Estuary Project DEIR for $10 by contacting Jessica Martini-Lamb at: Jessica.Martini.Lamb@scwa.ca.gov