Lake County Water Resources Department

Looking for the perfect opportunity to show some love to our community for #EarthDay2021? If so, come out to Highland Springs Recreation Area on Saturday, April 24th and Sunday, April 25th for an Earth Day Stewards Work Weekend! Join Water Resources staff as we conduct a socially distanced garbage pickup around our park, on our trails, and along our reservoirs. Click on the event information below for more details! We hope to see you there!

Today on #tbt we learn about the Lakeport-Lower Lake Steamship that would shuttle people across Clear Lake back in the 1800's days. What do you think? If there was one, would you use a ferry service today to get from one side of the lake to the other? Or should this mode of transportation remain in the past? Thanks to the Crocker Art Museum and Aus Jarod For sharing this fascinating local feature perfect for a #tbt If you want to learn more about Clear Lake (of today), you can call us anytime at Water Resources (707) 263-02344 or message us directly here on the facebook!

Hello Lake County Boaters! Do you know of unmarked boating hazards on Clear Lake such as submerged rocks, pilings, shallow areas, or missing buoys at boat ramps? Please take this survey! (https://arcg.is/1LW5Tn) You can also fill it out on your phone if you are out on the lake and notice one of these hazards when you are boating. The survey will use your phone's GPS location to identify where the hazard is or you can select the location if you are not out on the lake.... With the lake level getting very low, we acknowledge that there are more hazards than usual and the team at Lake County Water Resources is working to address this issue. We thank you all for the support and participation.

The Lake County Water Resources Department wants to hear from you! We invite you to fill out a brief survey to gauge the public's perceptions and priorities regarding the broken-down and dilapidated docks around the Clear Lake shoreline. The results of this survey will be used to better advise Department staff on the topic and inform management of the shoreline. Please find the survey here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfodem_tNnoHFwkDp/viewform The survey will take appr...oximately two minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous and all information is kept confidential. The full privacy statement is available upon request. We thank you for your participation and appreciate your help! This survey was created by our Water Resources Department AmeriCorps CivicSpark Fellows!

Join us on Thursday Feb 11th 2PM and learn about what Lake County, Lakeport, and Clearlake are doing with Storm Water!! Questions? Call (707)263-2344 or message us here on the FB

Today on Science Friday learn about what you CAN do to protect Clear Lake with this educational flyer produced from the Lake County Clean Water Program Public Education Outreach / Public Participation Workgroup with assistance from the AmeriCorps CivicSparks Fellowship Program. For WQ pollutant questions or to report an illegal discharge into a waterway please call us at (707)263-2344 or message us directly here on the FB!

Today on Science Friday learn about what you CAN do to protect Clear Lake with this educational flyer produced from the Lake County Clean Water Program Public Education Outreach / Public Participation Workgroup with assistance from the AmeriCorps CivicSparks Fellowship Program. For WQ pollutant questions or to report an illegal discharge into a waterway please call us at (707)263-2344 or message us directly here on the FB!

Let's all do our part to keep Clear Lake clean of trash and other pollutants!

Attention TRAIL USERS: With more rain in the forecast this week, it is that time of year to temporarily close trails to bikes and horses. As of Wednesday 1/13/2...021 trails will be closed to non-hikers for erosion control measures. We will routinely asses the trails as drier weather approaches and will notify the public in the following months once trails are safe again for all users of Highland Springs trails. Stay safe, - Daniella Cazares, Water Resources Program Coordinator See more

Wishing you and your family a happy, safe and "not crappie" holiday from Water Resources!

Concerned about rain events causing damaging erosion and debris flows? The Debris Flow Precipitation Rate Criteria decided by key regional partners allows the NWS to know when to generate a Flash Flood Watch or a Flash Flood Warning product for possible debris flows. The relevant criteria for the upcoming December 2020 system and regional post-fire areas are provided below: LNU Complex - Hennessey Fire Debris Flow Guidance Precipitation Criteria for the Dec 25-26, 2020 sys...tems for Napa, Lake, Solano, Yolo and Colusa Counties: 0.4 in 15 minutes 0.6 in 30 minutes 1.0 in 60 minutes August Complex Debris Flow Guidance Precipitation Criteria for the Dec 25-26, 2020 system for Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Lake and Colusa Counties: 0.3 in 15 minutes 0.5 in 30 minutes 0.9 in 60 minutes Are you concerned about winter weather watches and flood warnings? How about post-fire debris flow potential? Be prepared by using the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather & Hazards Data Viewer at the link below! https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/

Get your 2021 Lake County Invasive Mussel stickers now at all local participating vendors!! Help us protect our important Clear Lake ecologies and economies!

Today on Science Friday .... did you know that Lake County has led the nation in one of the most impressive and beneficial wastewater recycling and environmentally-savvy energy production programs? That's right, thanks to work from Lake County Special Districts, California and the Northern California Power Agency our county has avoided producing over 16 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions due to the lower CO2 content of geothermal steam since ~2000. Instead of going... into the lake, Special Districts and partners assembled the "Wastewater Resuse System" (aka the loop, or circle) where treated wastewater is sent via pipeline to the "The Geysers" and used to make steam energy. Injecting treated water into "The Geysers" protects local waterways and has produced electricity without releasing greenhouse gas emissions. Way cool, huh?! You can learn more about this awesome achievement here: http://www.lakecountyca.gov//Reusing+Wastewater+to+Reduce+ And learn more about the Northern California Power Agency here: https://ww2.energy.ca.gov/title24/tour/geysers/index.html

Be aware of VERY low water levels in Clear Lake! Ramp closures are sometimes necessary to protect boaters from damaging private property and to protect public infrastructure from damage. Thank you Lake County Public Services, California for taking the necessary action to protect our valuable aquatic resources. If you have any questions regarding this subject please call Public Services at (707)-262-1618.

Join us as we discuss the exciting world of Storm Water! Learn about current activities and plans in Lake County for protecting water quality through the better management of storm water runoff. Thank you to our project and program partners and co-permittees at City of Lakeport and City of Clearlake, CA - Government Questions about WQ or storm water? Call us at (707)263-2344 or message us here on the FB!

We can all help in preventing local flooding and protecting creeks, streams, and lakes. Remember: Only rain down the storm drain! Questions? Call us at (707)263-2344 or message us directly here on the FB!

Listen in this Sunday 3pm on local radio KPFZ 88.1 as Water Resources Staff talk about preparing for the winter/rain season, post-fire WQ, and how to get real-time stream data to predict floods and flows!

Excellent resource and learning opportunity for those who have property or territory and want to be best prepared for floods after fire events! This event will highlight a valuable Flood-After-Fire toolkit put together by the California Silver Jackets. Questions about floods or post-fire WQ impacts in Lake County? Call us at (707)263-2344 or message us directly here on the FB.