TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carre Brown
MEETING DATE: September 20, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carre Brown
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Sarah Dukett
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding a Mendocino County Funding Contribution to the US Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologic Characterization and a Coupled Watershed and Groundwater-Flow Model of the Russian River Watershed (Sponsor: Supervisor Brown)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve a Mendocino County funding contribution to the US Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologic Characterization and a Coupled Watershed and Groundwater-Flow Model of the Russian River Watershed.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
No previous action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
USGS, Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) and California State Water Resources Control Board have dedicated funding to complete a Hydrologic Characterization and a Coupled Watershed and Groundwater-Flow Model of the Russian River Watershed (RRW). The lead cooperating agency, SCWA is requesting a funding contribution of $200,000 for the Upper Russian River Portion within Mendocino County. That area of the Upper Russian consists of Potter Valley, Ukiah Valley and Sanel Valley.
The primary objectives of this project are to: 1) refine the understanding of the RRW hydrologic system based on an analysis of new and available field data; and 2) develop a coupled watershed/groundwater-flow model for the RRW that will facilitate improved management of the region's water resources. This study will assist stakeholders in better understand the potential impacts of increasing groundwater demand on water levels and in developing strategies for efficient surface-water/groundwater management. The USGS will address significant issues of stream-aquifer interaction and develop new, transferable tools for analyzing multi-basin wat...
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