Water Archives - Santa Cruz Local

Water projects try to capture more rain in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2023-01-20T19:06:26-08:00January 20, 2023|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Water Department, Soquel Creek Water District, storms, wastewater, water|

Treatment upgrades, underground aquifer work ahead

Details sharpen for Downtown Santa Cruz library, housing project

By Jesse Kathan|2023-02-17T17:12:35-08:00September 27, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, downtown library, downtown Santa Cruz, environment, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Water Department, water|

Plus: Santa Cruz council approves water tie with Scotts Valley

Amid drought, Santa Cruz County water managers describe challenges

By Jesse Kathan|2022-07-30T07:52:48-07:00July 29, 2022|Tags: Pajaro Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District, Soquel Creek Water District, water|

Civil grand jury report urges unified plan

Water quality, rates could rise with Big Basin, San Lorenzo Valley Water merger

By Brian Phan|2022-01-31T14:51:25-08:00January 25, 2022|Tags: Boulder Creek, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, water|

Boulder Creek area water fixes likely to take years

Potential lawsuit could tie UC Santa Cruz growth to campus housing

By Jesse Kathan|2024-05-13T18:08:27-07:00January 14, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, housing, Ryan Coonerty, UCSC|

Other court cases stall student housing

Scotts Valley residents’ wastewater bills may increase this summer

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:12-07:00April 8, 2021|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Scotts Valley City Council, water|

Plus, small business grant program to be considered

Does more housing mean more water demand in Santa Cruz County?

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-06-28T12:25:58-07:00February 15, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, drought, environment, housing, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District, Soquel Creek Water District, water|

Water authorities say it’s doubtful, based on historical data

Tent camp could be removed at Highways 1 and 9

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:40-08:00February 10, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Highway 1, homeless camp Santa Cruz, housing, Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Santa Cruz Water Department, water|

Three-story Seabright rentals approved despite appeal from neighbors

UC Santa Cruz Long Range Development Plan draws critics

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:41-08:00February 6, 2021|Tags: Andy Schiffrin, City of Santa Cruz, development, economy, education, environment, housing, Justin Cummings, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Water Department, UCSC, water|

Housing promises, water use questioned with growth

Water districts upgrade, brace for more storms in CZU Fire zone

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-11T10:44:10-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, environment, erosion, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District|

Potential merger of San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley water districts

San Lorenzo Valley water tanks need repair after wildfire

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-04T09:27:55-08:00September 17, 2020|Tags: CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, health, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District|

Mudslide threat maps due in about two weeks, risks could last years

Santa Cruz County leaders outline rebuilding plan, landslide threat

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:07-08:00September 15, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, development, Felton, housing, Ian Larkin, Ryan Coonerty, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Swanton, wildfire|

EPA must inspect damaged and destroyed properties before debris removal