Quarterly Newsletter
Started in 2023, the Quarterly Newsletter provides news and information related to the Sonoma County Groundwater Agencies in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Sonoma Valley. The newsletter is published in February, May, August, and November and is available in English and Spanish.
Prior to 2023, monthly Email Updates were provided. Access the archive of those updates from 2015-2022.
Quarterly Newsletter Archive
Featured Articles
Gary Mickelson: Petaluma’s Groundwater Industry Leader
In his nearly 30 years in the local pump and well industry, Gary Mickelson (who serves on the Petaluma Valley GSA Advisory Committee) provides insight on concerns of well owners, including that customers seem to ask a lot of questions about water quality, and they...
Helping Neighbors Leverage the Power of Information to Manage Groundwater
David Noren knows what it’s like to depend on groundwater. He grew up in Bennett Valley in a home with a well and has for the last 30 years lived in his Sebastopol home that also draws its water from the Santa Rosa Plain. He also works in water, as a manager of...
Sangiacomo Family Vineyard: Growing Premium Grapes with Less Water
“Water isn’t as plentiful as it once was,” noted Mike Sangiacomo referring to his family’s 1,600 acres of vineyards, first established one hundred years ago by his grandfather in Sonoma Valley. “But we have learned to use water as efficiently as possible.” Mike...
Construction of Nine New Groundwater Monitoring Wells Complete
A big challenge with managing groundwater is that it’s invisible to the human eye. Unlike surface water in lakes and rivers, we can’t actually see groundwater levels rise and fall. That’s why monitoring wells are so important: These wells are drilled for the sole...