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Sonoma Water raises Russian River dam to shore up summer drinking water supply
It’s the time of year, when a massive 100-foot rubber dam emerges from the bottom of the Russian River near Forestville. That’s to ensure the 600,000 residents of Sonoma and Marin counties who rely on the river for drinking water have a stable supply during summer, when demand for water increases but river levels are […] The post Sonoma Water raises Russian River dam to shore up summer drinking water supply appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Sonoma Water raises Russian River dam to shore up summer drinking water supply, It’s the time of year, when a massive 100-foot rubber dam emerges from the bottom of the Russian River near Forestville. That’s to ensure the 600,000 residents of Sonoma and Marin counties who rely on the river for drinking water have a stable supply during summer, when demand for water increases but river levels are […] The post Sonoma Water raises Russian River dam to shore up summer drinking water supply appeared first on Local News Matters .
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