Water is necessary for human agriculture, human industry, human cleanliness, and human consumption.  Water is also necessary for the trees among which we live, the salmon in the streams, the deer in the fields and all else that differentiates Willits from a desert.  Every home needs water, every business needs water, every farm needs water and every wild creature needs water.

 WELL, along with the City of Willits and a number of other organizations in our area have focused a great deal of our time and energy on addressing various aspects of the water issues faced in our watershed and in the water delivery and water treatment systems that exist in our watershed.

There are two public water agencies in our Zip Code.  The Willits Water System, owned and operated by the City of Willits, supplies water to City residents and to many locations outside city limits that were connected before the City acquired the system in the 1980's.  Brooktrails Township Community Services District supplies water to residents of Brooktrails Township.  Other residents of the 95490 Zip Code use wells, springs, and privately shared water systems to provide water to their homes, farms, ranches, and businesses.

 Most of our Zip Code is in the Outlet Creek Watershed, which flows into the Eel River.  The southern end of our Zip Code, south of Black Bart Rock, is in the Russian River Watershed.  The western most strip of our Zip Code touches on several watersheds such as that of the Noyo River and of Big River.  Recently, the California Department of Fish and Game completed a draft study of the Outlet Creek Watershed which is published in 12 pdf files: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 

2006 & 2007 saw a number of developments in water policy and water initiatives in the area.  In May of 2006 we heard from Roland Sanford of the Mendocino County Water Agency and Park Steiner of the Peregrine Audubon Society and Trout Unlimited about the improvements planned in the counties permit process for granting water rights to property owners, as well as the many violations that have occured and are degrading the various County watersheds.

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