6/29/21 Drought Update

Effective Immediately: Santa Rosa Adopts Mandatory 20 Percent Reductions in Water Use and Enacts Water Restrictions and Prohibitions

To protect our drought-stricken water supply, on June 14, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) issued a Temporary Urgency Change Order approving Sonoma Water's request to reduce their releases from Lake Sonoma into the Russian River, the source of Santa Rosa's drinking water. The SWRCB Order also requires that Sonoma Water, the regional water supply wholesaler to 600,000 residents in Sonoma and Marin counties, reduce the amount of water it supplies to communities by 20 percent, compared to 2020 levels, from July through December this year. For Santa Rosa, this means enacting prohibitions and water use restrictions to ensure our community reduces water use immediately.   

On June 29, 2021, the Santa Rosa City Council adopted a mandatory 20 percent community-wide reduction in water use along with prohibitions and restrictions on use. 

In addition to the prohibitions and restrictions on water use, Santa Rosa Water is also asking all residents to eliminate water waste and adopt water conserving behaviors. We are all in this together and it is important that we all make every drop count.