Aug 12, 2021 — The plight of the town of Mendocino has captured national attention. Wells are going dry just as the local tourist trade i s struggling to emerge from the pandemic. Fort Bragg can no longer sell water to other towns. A plan that called for the skunk train to bring water to the coast from Willits fell through. Now it looks like the most feasible option is for truckers to bring water over the hill from Ukiah, which Supervisor Glenn McGourty, who is on the drought ad hoc committee, hopes will happen sometime this month.
We’ll hear from Ryan Rhoades, the Superintendent of the Mendocino City Community Services District, about a few local connections that are coming through, including two school district sources. And water operator Donna Feiner will share some details about what it takes for small water systems to share water with one another.