This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board.

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has updated its website with a Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River and the proposed rulemaking package.

The Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River is available at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/agendas/2015/jun/061715_12_notice_emrg_rulemaking.pdf

The proposed rulemaking package is available at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/agendas/2015/jun/061715_12_emergency_reg_digest.pdf

Additional information and resources related to the proposed emergency regulation are provided on the Russian River Tributaries webpage at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/drought/water_action_russianriver.shtml.  Resources include questions and answers, a fact sheet, maps of the watersheds and a mapping tool, and a copy of the letter sent to landowners in the watersheds.

To receive email updates from the State Water Board about this proposed emergency regulation please subscribe to the “Russian River Tributaries Emergency Regulation,” located under the Water Rights category at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.shtml

If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact the Russian River Tributaries Hotline at: (916) 322-8422, or rr_tribs_emergency_reg@waterboards.ca.gov.