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Public Input

The Basin Advisory Panel welcomes members of the public to its meetings. In addition, staff and Panel members are available to provide presentations to local and regional organizations about the groundwater management planning process.  Please feel free to contact a member of our below staff for any questions or comments regarding this project. 

Public Hearing Notices

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Hearing Topic: Notice of Intent to Adopt a Resolution of Intention to Prepare a Groundwater Management Plan for the Sonoma Valley Basin

Date: January 30, 2007

Time:  10 a.m.

Location:  Board of Supervisors Chambers

                    Sonoma County Administration Building

                    575 Administration Dr., Room 102A

                    Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2887

 

The Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) is a Special District with the authority to produce and furnish surface water and groundwater for beneficial uses, control floods, generate electricity, provide recreation in connection with SCWA facilities, treat, dispose and reuse wastewater. To maintain a sustainable groundwater resource for the citizens of Sonoma Valley that rely on the basin for part of their daily needs, SCWA intends to consider the adoption of a resolution of intention to prepare a groundwater management plan at its January 30, 2007 Board meeting.

 

SCWA encourages any individual interested in the development of the groundwater management plan to attend the meeting. For more information on groundwater management planning, please contact Bill Keene, principal environmental specialist, at (707) 547-1922 or bkeene@scwa.ca.gov. 

Briefings

Staff and Panel members welcome opportunities to discuss the groundwater management planning process underway and seek insights from local community members through discussions and briefings. If you would like to schedule a briefing for your organizations (e.g. homeowners organization, Rotary, Chambers, etc.), please contact Bill Keene at 707.547.1922, Gina Bartlett at 415.255.6805, or Mark Bramfitt.

Public Outreach Plan

Sonoma Outreach Plan Documents

Stakeholder Assessment

Before forming the Basin Advisory Panel, the Center for Collaborative Policy conducted interviews with 30 individuals in the Sonoma Valley. A summary of the interviews and recommendations that led to the formation of the Basin Advisory Panel are included in the Assessment Report.

Assessment Report