We need your help!

 

The Russian River, which flows through the Alexander Valley and Middle  Reach of Sonoma County, has reached a dangerous stage.  The amount of  buildup of sand and gravel is causing the river to erode major portions  of private property.  This erosion is putting enormous amounts of  sediment into the Russian River, plugging spawning tributaries,  impacting houses and other structures, and causing residents and  corporations large financial burdens in one of the worst economies that  has ever existed since the Great Depression.  CalTrans has studied the  temporary fix at the Highway 128 Bridge approach and they will face a  loss of this approach and cost millions to fix the problem and all this  could be corrected if the bars upstream and downstream could be skimmed  in accordance with the permit the Board of Supervisor's has approved.  (See CalTrans Study by WRECO, Walnut Creek, California).
 

We need the Board of Supervisors to get very active with us  and help fix the problems that are standing in the way of mining these  gravel bars, without further delay.  The agendas that delay the process  must stop.  There is more than enough information available to the  community to go forward with the project and not have to stand by  watching while our property and financial assets are destroyed.  This  issue needs an emergency status placed on those portions of the Russian  River that need immediate relief NOW!  NO MORE STUDY GROUPS AND WASTED  TIME, THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THIS FIX IS NOW IN PLACE.
 

There is NO Federal, State or County Agency that is  responsible for flood control on the Russian River, like there used to  be.  We can get relief now and at no cost to the Federal Government, the State Government or the Local Governments.  Bank protection is also an  integral part of flood control and we need your help in getting a  generic protection design and quick permitting process.  We do not have monies for studies and time delays.  We need all of you to support our  position.

Unless the gravel bars above and below the Geyserville Bridge are  removed, Caltrans engineers indicate that the west approach to the  bridge will eventually be washed out; possibly within the next year. 
 

What you can do to help -

 

• Attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday May 3rd at 2:00pm
• Sign the petition - you can  download it from our website and bring it to Bosworth and Sons in  Geyserville, or you can go to Bosworth's and sign it there (before the  3rd)
• Call, email or fax any or all of the county and state representatives

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
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