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Tag: Water Sat, March 20, 2010

• Thousands Lose Power in Storm

  Jan 20, 2010, by Danny Wool News
  

  PG&E reported that 18,300 customers in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were without power yesterday as a result of the storm, and the worst is yet to come today. Fallen trees knocked down power lines and blocked highways, including Highway 9, where a 120-foot cedar tree kept traffic backed up. Winds are reported to have reached up to 47 miles per hour. Storm surges along the beaches resulted in waves of up to 18 feet, and Capitola closed its Esplanada and wharf.

• Chinese Engineers Tour Santa Cruz Wastewater Facilities

  Jan 15, 2010, by Staff News

  One of the greatest challenges facing China is a dearth of fresh water for its burgeoning population.

• Settlement Reached on Sediment Spill

  Dec 17, 2009, by Staff News

  The City of Santa Cruz has reached an agreement with California’s Department of Fish and Game to pay $25,000 for blocking up Majors Creek.

• Pajaro Water Agency Chief Resigns

  Nov 20, 2009, by Staff News
  

  The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency lost the chair of its board yesterday with the sudden resignation of Dennis Osmer. He later compared the role of chair to that of a circus ringmaster, and noted one boardmember, John G. Eiskamp, as being particularly troublesome.

• Water Restrictions Having an Impact

  Sep 29, 2009, by Staff Environment

  Santa Cruz water restrictions should be lifted by late October, but that is no assurance that the city will be back to how things once were.

• Douglas Deitch Sounds Off On Santa Cruz Water Policy

  Sep 24, 2009, by Douglas Deitch Opinion

  On Jan. 6, 1987 then-Supervisor Chairperson Gary Patton signed into law the “County Well Ordinance.” This law, one of many conceived and designed by Mr. Patton, was intended to protect our groundwater from contamination from a number of possible causes.

• USDA Declares County A Drought Disaster Area

  Sep 23, 2009, by Staff Environment

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared Santa Cruz County, as well as 49 other counties, drought disaster areas. As such, local farmers are now eligible for loans to account for weather-inflicted losses.

• Why Santa Cruz Needs Desal

  Sep 09, 2009, by Laura Brown and Bill Kocher Opinion
  

  The directors of two local water agencies defend a desalination project in Santa Cruz County, saying it would make up for water shortages, not serve as a Trojan horse for growth. “It is not designed, or intended, to accommodate UCSC growth or higher densities than current land use zoning,” they write.

• Santa Cruz Continues to Push Water Conservation

  Aug 26, 2009, by Staff Environment

  With predictions of a wet El Niño winter in the air, Santa Cruz residents are hopeful that the state’s three-year drought may finally be coming to an end.

• Santa Cruz Cracking Down on Excessive Water Use

  Jul 15, 2009, by Staff Environment
  

  With the city of Santa Cruz preparing to tap into its Loch Lomond reservoir because of a severe water shortage, the “water police” have begun to crack down on people using too much water and violating local restrictions.