Beneath the Surface: 10 Years of Local Groundwater Basin Stewardship

Join us for a Community Meeting and Resource Workshop to reflect on a decade of collaborative, community-based work to build groundwater sustainability in the Santa Rosa Plain and Petaluma Valley. Local leaders and experts will share the progress made since the formation of our Groundwater Sustainability Agencies and highlight the valuable work underway to understand, protect, and strengthen our groundwater resources in the face of climate challenges. Learn what’s next and how you can be an active part of the future of groundwater sustainability. Together, we can maintain local control of this vital resource—and ensure a sustainable groundwater supply for generations to come.

How the Event will Flow:

• From the Ground Up: Our meeting will include a presentation providing background on the Santa Rosa Plain and Petaluma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, how they formed, what they are empowered to do ( what they don’t do), and major milestones over the last ten years.
• Beneath the Surface: Hear from experts on current conditions of our aquifers, and what initiatives have been made to advance sustainability, and the value of those investments thus far.
• The Next Drop: Sustainability requires multiple strategies and a community-wide effort. Learn about projects, programs and policy options that the GSAs are initiating now and considering for the future.
• Q & A: Submit questions in advance via your registration or ask them while at the meeting.
• Go Deeper at the Resource Workshop: Want to go deeper and into greater detail on a groundwater topic? Want to find out ways to be an active part of this work? The Resource Workshop portion of the evening will offer a chance for you to talk 1:1 with local experts in hydrogeology, policy, environment, agriculture and more. Some of the organizations participating include: Sonoma Water, Sonoma County and Gold Ridge Resource Conservation Districts, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Daily Acts, Sonoma Marin Saving Water Partnership and more!

Learn more about our locally-controlled groundwater agencies:

· Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency: santarosaplaingroundwater.org

· Petaluma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency: petalumavalleygroundwater.org

Event materials will be available in both English and Spanish. Presentations will be in English, with live interpretation services provided for Spanish speakers.

Following the event, formal presentations portion of this event will be available in a video recording.

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