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Water Restrictions Add To Russian River Woes Amid Drought

The State Water Resources Control Board publishes a new list of users every month who must reduce or completely stop their water use.

October 3, 2022

Hundreds of water rights holders in the Russian River watershed have been ordered to stop drawing from the river and its tributaries as the state struggles through its third year of debilitating drought conditions.

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The State Water Resources Control Board publishes a new list every month of water rights holders who must reduce or completely stop taking water from the watershed.

For September, the list consists of 509 water rights holders -- collectively holding 845 water rights -- and includes individuals, farmers, ranchers and drinking water systems.

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