Santa Cruz Water Department 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

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

By Jerimiah Oetting|2022-06-20T17:58:36-07:00February 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

Santa Cruz water quality at risk from wildfire damage

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:08-08:00September 8, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Cynthia Mathews, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Donna Meyers, Justin Cummings, Katherine Beiers, Martin Bernal, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Rosemary Menard, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Water Department, water, wildfire|

Water official: ‘We are concerned about what will happen when the rains come’

Hundreds of North Coast, Boulder Creek homes without water

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-11T10:44:18-08:00August 28, 2020|Tags: Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz Water Department, water, wildfire|

Wildfire damages pipes, facilities; Davenport trucks in water from Santa Cruz

Fire damages parts of San Lorenzo Valley water system

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:17-08:00August 26, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Felton, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Water Department, water, wildfire|

Santa Cruz’s water supply 'at risk,' official says