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RCD Project Tracker Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District

Fairy Nectar Farm Rainwater Catchment Project

Program
Water Storage and Coordinated Water Management
Primary RCD
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Department of Water Resources, California State Coastal Conservancy, Private party
Project Primary Contact
Noelle Johnson (Noelle@goldridgercd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
? - 2017
Water Management and Conservation Water Storage and Coordinated Water Management
The project consists of the construction of two rainwater storage tanks and associated water collection, conveyance and distribution infrastructure, and will reduce water demand on the Bodega Water Company (BWC) system, which extracts water primarily from a shallow well adjacent to Salmon Creek. The project will collect and store a volume of rainwater sufficient to satisfy the irrigation and livestock demand of this small agricultural operation for the period of May through October of every year (the “period of use”), which has been estimated at approximately 75,000 gallons. Recently converted to a farm focusing on permaculture-based sustainable agriculture, the property historically had the highest water use of any single site on the BWC system.

Key Accomplishments

  • Summer Water Forbearance: 0 acre-ft

Project Themes

  • Climate Change
  • Wildlife/Endangered Species
  • Local Farms

Location

Location Not Specified

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $160,000.00
Landowner Cost Share (Private): $110,000

Climate Ready Program (SCC): $30,000

Prop 84 (IRWMP) (DWR): $20,000

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Project last updated 2/27/2023

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