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Sonoma Water Agency Backs $425K Water Treatment Study
The study will probe wastewater treatment options in the lower Russian River.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Sonoma County Water Agency Board of Directors approved a $425,000 study to investigate wastewater treatment options in the lower Russian River on Monday, the agency announced in a press release.
The study will be conducted in the lower Russian River communities of Monte Rio and Villa Grande. Homes and businesses in the region currently rely on wastewater treatment systems that do not meet current standards and have the potential to release inadequately treated wastewater into the Russian River and its tributary creeks.
The study will be conducted by Brelje & Race Consulting Engineers, which will work with the Lower Russian River Wastewater Citizens Advisory Group and an interagency team comprised by representatives of the regional board, Sonoma County Fifth District Supervisor's office, Sonoma County's Permit Sonoma Department, Sonoma County Administrator's Office, and Sonoma Water.
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The citizen advisory group includes a group of professionals from local and state agencies. Their goal is to help develop sustainable and affordable wastewater solutions for communities in the lower Russian River area to improve local water quality and meet the new State and County requirements.
"The Citizens Advisory Group is looking forward to moving on to this new phase of the project," said Monte Rio resident Steve Trippe, co-chair of the group. "After our time together spent understanding the issues and clarifying community priorities, now the real work begins."
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The outcome of the study will be a feasibility report, including a conceptual design of wastewater treatment and a budget of alternatives. The report will be used to develop a pilot project to help property owners implement wastewater treatment programs that comply with new Total Maximum Daily Load requirements adopted by the Regional Board.
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