The 36th Annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup - September 17

Russian Riverkeeper is pleased to announce the 36th annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup on Saturday, September 17th, 2022! This event is part of an international effort to celebrate and honor the Clean Water Act’s 50th Anniversary. Events are planned throughtout the County

Russian River Watershed Cleanup Day – Russian Riverkeeper

It’s easy to participate.  All the gloves, trash grabbers, and bag will be provided. Volunteers will receive a special gift! Meet Casey Carr, your beach captain for check-in on location in orange clean team shirt and vest by First Street bridge at Crocker Road, entrance to the River trail next to Cloverdale cemetery, the best spot for parking.

State Water Board Releases Russian River Interactive Curtailment Map

The Curtailment Status Map is an interactive mapping tool that displays the curtailment status of water rights within the Russian River watershed subject to the 2022 Emergency Regulation. The City's water rights are identified on the interactive map. 

Russian River Curtailment Status Groups Classifications include: 

• Not Curtailed
• Curtailed
• No Reduction Required
• Reduction Required

To use the interactive map, navigate to your point of interest either by using the search box to enter an address or coordinates, or by zooming in on the map. Click on your point of interest to view more info such as Application ID, Primary Owner, Water Right Type, County, and Curtailment Status. This mapping tool is for reference and informational purposes only, please refer to the Curtailment Status List for the official status of your individual water right.

Russian River Curtailment Status Map (ca.gov)

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Planning Commission Openings

Mayor Lands and the Cloverdale City Council is seeking to fill a vacant position on the Cloverdale Planning Commission. The Mayor may appoint a regular member or appoint an existing alternate member to a regular member. 

The Commission is comprised of five regular members made up of citizens who have been appointed by the City Council, for a four-year term, to review matters related to planning and development. In addition to the five regular members, two resident alternate commissioners serve for a term of two (2) years. The Commission typically holds regularly scheduled meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., to consider land use matters including such things as the General Plan, Specific Plans, rezoning, use permits, and subdivisions. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications for committee/commission vacancies may be obtained online at:
https://www.cloverdale.net/DocumentCenter/View/5319/Application-for-Commission-or-Committee-for-City-of-Cloverdale-as-of-09-2022 

Applications received by the deadline will be reviewed and considered at a regular City Council meeting. Please remit applications to the City Clerk 124 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, CA 95425 or by email to kthompson@ci.cloverdale.ca.us.

Regional Climate Protection Authority Completes Community GHG Inventory

RCPA is publishing its fourth inventory of communitywide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with updated data that shows a 22.9 percent reduction between 1990 and 2020. RCPA published its first inventory of emissions for the year 2010 with the release of Climate Action 2020 and Beyond in 2016. Since then, RCPA has published an updated inventory for 2015 and 2018, using the 1990 backcast data developed as part of the 2010 inventory. The 22.9 percent reduction is just over 2 percent short of meeting Sonoma County’s 2020 goal of 25 percent below 1990 levels.

 Highlights from the report include: 

• Emissions from energy used in buildings decreased 49 percent between 1990 and 2020, exceeding the short-term CA2020 goal of 27 percent by 2020. This reduction is primarily attributed to Sonoma Clean Power, created in 2014 to provide cleaner electricity to Sonoma County households and businesses.
• Transportation continues to be the largest source of emissions for the county. Nearly 60 percent of total countywide emissions were from transportation in 2020. A dramatic short-term reduction from 2018 to 2020 was mainly caused by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent shelter-in-place orders that were enacted. Our next inventory will be critical in evaluating longer-term travel changes that have remained in place following COVID-19. 
• Emissions from waste sent to landfills has decreased 50 percent between 1990 and 2020. Local jurisdictional efforts to comply with new state waste reduction laws over the past few years have contributed to the decrease in emissions. Between the newly adopted requirements at the State level and better local access to waste-related resources, these efforts significantly reduce overall solid waste and waste-related emissions.  

The full report can be viewed on the RCPA website.

New COVID-19 Booster Shots Available in Sonoma County

Updated COVID-19 booster shots specifically formulated to protect against the highly contagious omicron variant are now available in Sonoma County.
 
The new boosters, known as bivalent vaccines, are made by Pfizer and Moderna. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer bivalent booster for anyone 12 and older and the Moderna bivalent booster for anyone 18 and older. The bivalent boosters can be given two months after completion of the primary series or the most recent booster dose of a monovalent COVID-19 vaccine. The original monovalent vaccines will still be used for the primary vaccine series and booster doses for the 6 month to 11-year age groups.
 
In Sonoma County, those eligible for the new booster can obtain a shot through primary health care providers, health centers and pharmacies, as well as Sonoma County’s vaccine clinic at the Roseland Community Center and the LHI clinic at the Rohnert Park Community Center, however supplies may be limited and not all COVID-19 vaccine providers will have doses at first. Sonoma County expects to receive more supply in the coming weeks.
 
“The new boosters will provide the best protection against omicron, and I encourage everyone to get one,” said Dr. Sundari Mase, Sonoma County’s health officer. “The booster doses are very effective at preventing severe illness and can help lower hospitalizations and deaths during the fall and winter when the spread of respiratory viruses is at its peak.”
 
A list of vaccine clinics in Sonoma County is available at SoCoEmergency.org/vaccine