Recycled Water Could Irrigate Healdsburg Vineyards and Parks

Reclaimed water–the final product of wastewater treatment plants–could soon be used for watering Healdsburg's vineyards and city parks. Its environmental impact was studied in 2005, but the purple pipes never popped up around town.

The Healdsburg City Council on Monday night will consider hiring a consultant to help get an OK from the Regional Water Board to start using recycled water around town. The consultant's asking price is nearly $48,000.

The city council will meet at 6 p.m. at 401 Grove St. The full agenda is here.

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Looking for an educational outing for your little ones this week? The Healdsburg Museum houses a range of artifacts and documents related to northern Sonoma County. Included are examples of Pomo Indian basketry, 19th-century weapons, tools, textiles and crafts. The archival research library contains some 8,000 original photographs. The museum's permanent exhibits describe local Pomo Indian culture, the Mexican ranchero era, the Healdsburg squatters' war, the pioneer journeys across the plains and the founding of the towns of Healdsburg, Geyserville and Windsor.

Admission is free, and it's open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 221 Matheson St., Healdsburg. (707) 431-3325, www.healdsburgmuseum.org.

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Petaluma-based comedian Christopher Linnell, author of the book "Pretending How to Make a Living," will speak at the Healdsburg  Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday. 139 Piper St.

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A facility to recycle construction debris and other materials could be coming to the county landfill in Petaluma, and the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will take up the topic Tuesday morning. The supervisors meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A in Santa Rosa.

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