Scientists Study Wildfires’ Effect on California Utility’s Drinking Water Source

The Sonoma County Water Agency’s natural riverbank filtration system has been a successful method for getting high-quality water to customers, but how was it impacted by October’s wildfires?

Scientists Study Wildfires’ Effect on California Utility’s Drinking Water Source

Aquifers 20 meters beneath the Russian River are the main drinking water source for 600,000 Sonoma County Water Agency customers. (Photo by Berkeley Lab)

Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have spent a decade studying the factors behind the success of Sonoma, California’s riverbank filtration system. It’s key for the health of the Russian River and surrounding groundwater system, what the Sonoma County Water...

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