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wetlands in the Santa Rosa Plain, agricultural irrigation, and
discharge to the Russian River via the Laguna de Santa Rosa.3
In recent years, population growth and other factors
prompted petitioner to find other alternatives for disposal of
wastewater. On April 18, 1995, the Santa Rosa City Council
agreed to consider five alternatives to deal with the increasing
amounts of wastewater:
Alternative 1: No Action (No Project).
Alternative 2: South County Reclamation; agricultural
irrigation and associated reclaimed water storage in
areas south of Santa Rosa.
Alternative 3: West County Reclamation; agricultural
irrigation and associated reclaimed water storage in
areas west of Santa Rosa.
Alternative 4: Geysers Recharge; injection of
reclaimed water for recharge of the Geysers steamfield
located in northeastern Sonoma County.
Alternative 5: Discharge; release of reclaimed water
to the Russian River or Laguna de Santa Rosa at a
design discharge rate of up to 20 percent of river
flow.
After those alternatives were discussed and considered,
petitioner chose a modified form of alternative 4, the “Geysers
3According to a document entitled “Comparison of
Alternatives and Statement of Overriding Considerations”:
The current Basin Plan limits Russian River discharges
to 1% of the flow at the point of discharge, and the
City of Santa Rosa is operating under an interim permit
granting discharge at up to 5% discharge of Russian
River flow with permission from the Executive Officer
of the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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