Comments on: Growers prepare for watershed moment at frost meeting http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/16667/growers-prepare-for-watershed-moment-at-frost-meeting/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Koball http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/16667/growers-prepare-for-watershed-moment-at-frost-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 David Koball Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:28:41 +0000 http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/?p=16667#comment-2758 Jeff, Fetzer/Bonterra are spending roughly $775,000 on two reservoirs totalling about 55 acre-feet of storage. $2.5 million are being spent in Mendocino County between all of the projects going on. Refilling of the reservoirs should not be an issue for upper Russian River flows as all growers will be refilling at 50% or less of normal use rates, during non-frost pumping time periods. These pond refilling periods can be coordinated with Sonoma County Water Agency releases from Coyote dam, and all of these releases are done in accordance with Decision 1610, which dictates how the releases are to be performed without damaging habitat or fisheries. Jeff,

Fetzer/Bonterra are spending roughly $775,000 on two reservoirs totalling about 55 acre-feet of storage. $2.5 million are being spent in Mendocino County between all of the projects going on. Refilling of the reservoirs should not be an issue for upper Russian River flows as all growers will be refilling at 50% or less of normal use rates, during non-frost pumping time periods. These pond refilling periods can be coordinated with Sonoma County Water Agency releases from Coyote dam, and all of these releases are done in accordance with Decision 1610, which dictates how the releases are to be performed without damaging habitat or fisheries.

]]> By: Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/16667/growers-prepare-for-watershed-moment-at-frost-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:27 +0000 http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/?p=16667#comment-2736 Wind machines can be effective in frost control only in certain situations. See <a href="http://cemendocino.ucdavis.edu/Custom_Program/Frost_Protection.htm" rel="nofollow">these documents</a> from the U.C. Cooperative Extension for Mendocino County for a discussion of frost-protection methods. Wind machines can be effective in frost control only in certain situations. See these documents from the U.C. Cooperative Extension for Mendocino County for a discussion of frost-protection methods.

]]> By: Pixley http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/16667/growers-prepare-for-watershed-moment-at-frost-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-2728 Pixley Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:16:08 +0000 http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/?p=16667#comment-2728 The article omitted using air for preventing frost damage. That method would preserve reservoir storage land for agricultural purposes, and conserve water also. The article omitted using air for preventing frost damage. That method would preserve reservoir storage land for agricultural purposes, and conserve water also.

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