Agriculture
Vineyard Irrigation/Cooling Water Conservation Demonstration:
Final 2010 demonstration results
Final 2009 demonstration results
2010 Demonstration Field Days:
Two vineyard water management field days were held in August: August 18th at Kunde’s Wildwood Vineyards in Sonoma Valley and August 20th at Hoot Owl Creek / Alexander Valley Vineyards in Alexander Valley. Discussions and demonstrations were held on the topic of wise water use in the vineyard, irrigation scheduling methods and alternatives to overhead sprinklers was discussed. Speakers included representatives from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Sotoyome and Southern Sonoma RCDs, Sonoma County Water Agency and Sonoma County Winegrape Commission. Other topics discussed included water conservation, including frost protection, on-site water storage, irrigation system efficiency, available cost-sharing programs, and groundwater protection.
The workshop field days were sponsored by the RCDs, NRCS, Sonoma County Water Agency and the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission. Mark Greenspan, Viticulture Consultant and water management specialist, coordinated and led the field demonstrations.
- Watch video explaining the 2009 demonstration project
- Final 2009 demonstration results
- Press Release/Fact Sheet
- Wines and Vines article
- Santa Rosa Press Democrat article
- More data from this demonstration project may viewed here.
Outreach
For more information about Water Agency activities related to the agricultural community, please contact Brad Sherwood, public information officer, at 707.547.1927, or sherwood@scwa.ca.gov.