Application for 5-Year Temporary Water Rights Permit
Summary
SCH Number
2026040228
Lead Agency
Town of Windsor
Document Title
Application for 5-Year Temporary Water Rights Permit
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Windsor Water District Russian River well field / Public Institutional / Public-Quasi Public
Document Description
The Town is applying to the State Water Resources Control Board for authorization to divert up to 200 acre-feet per year of alluvial groundwater underflow from the Russian River during high-flow periods between December?1 and April?30 in calendar years 2027 through 2031. Diversions would occur at a maximum rate of 1 cubic foot per second using the Town’s existing Russian River wells. The diverted water would be conveyed through the Town’s existing distribution system, treated, and stored in an underground aquifer as part of a previously approved Aquifer Storage and Recovery pilot test. The water diversion would rely entirely on existing infrastructure and would not involve ground disturbance, excavation, or new construction.
Contact Information
Name
Elizabeth Cargay
Agency Name
Town of Windsor
Job Title
Environmental Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Brian Bacciarini
Agency Name
GHD
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Windsor
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Windsor River Road near Fontana Road
Zip
95492
State Highways
101
Schools
Windsor High
Waterways
Russian River
Township
9N
Range
8W
Base
Diablo
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 18, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (Temporary Water Rights Permit)
Local Actions
Temporary Water Rights Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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