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Water for Santa Cruz Perspectives on Regional Water Supply (focus on Mid-county) The commencement


  1. Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ – Perspectives ​ ​ on ​ ​ Regional ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Supply ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (focus ​ ​ on ​ ​ Mid-county) The ​ ​ commencement ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ Mid ​ ​ County ​ ​ Groundwater ​ ​ Agency ​ ​ (MGA) increases ​ ​ our ​ ​ chances ​ ​ to ​ ​ solve ​ ​ our ​ ​ regional ​ ​ problem ​ ​ of ​ ​ adequate ​ ​ water supply. As ​ ​ we ​ ​ begin ​ ​ a ​ ​ new ​ ​ stage ​ ​ in ​ ​ our ​ ​ quest ​ ​ for ​ ​ sustainable ​ ​ water, ​ ​ we ​ ​ have ​ ​ a unique ​ ​ opportunity ​ ​ to ​ ​ take ​ ​ advantage ​ ​ of ​ ​ what ​ ​ nature ​ ​ gives ​ ​ to ​ ​ Santa Cruz ​ ​ county. ​ ​ Abundant ​ ​ winter ​ ​ rainfall ​ ​ and ​ ​ stream ​ ​ flows ​ ​ during ​ ​ the ​ ​ rainy season ​ ​ provide ​ ​ us ​ ​ with ​ ​ all ​ ​ the ​ ​ water ​ ​ we ​ ​ need. ​ ​ We ​ ​ need ​ ​ only ​ ​ to cooperate ​ ​ regionally ​ ​ to ​ ​ harvest ​ ​ and ​ ​ store ​ ​ the ​ ​ water. To ​ ​ achieve ​ ​ water ​ ​ security ​ ​ we ​ ​ need ​ ​ to ​ ​ combine ​ ​ three ​ ​ components presently ​ ​ held ​ ​ by ​ ​ separate ​ ​ jurisdictions: 1. ​ ​ ​ Additional ​ ​ water ​ ​ supply 2. ​ ​ ​ Storage ​ ​ in ​ ​ aquifers, ​ ​ the ​ ​ groundwater ​ ​ basins 3. ​ ​ ​ Infrastructure ​ ​ to ​ ​ treat ​ ​ and ​ ​ transport ​ ​ the ​ ​ water Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 1

  2. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Supply: ​ ​ Location, ​ ​ Rights ​ ​ and ​ ​ Storage 1. ​ ​ San ​ ​ Lorenzo ​ ​ winter ​ ​ water ​ ​ supply ​ ​ is ​ ​ unused ​ ​ and ​ ​ available: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 1a. ​ ​ ​ Water ​ ​ rights ​ ​ to ​ ​ transfer ​ ​ water ​ ​ come ​ ​ from ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ streams: 2. Storage ​ ​ for ​ ​ billions ​ ​ of ​ ​ gallons ​ ​ exists ​ ​ in ​ ​ aquifers. 3. Infrastructure ​ ​ exists ​ ​ now ​ ​ to ​ ​ transfer ​ ​ 1.4 ​ ​ million ​ ​ gallons/day ​ ​ = ​ ​ 475 ​ ​ million ​ ​ gallons/year. Note: ​ ​ ​ All ​ ​ data ​ ​ from ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ Annual ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Dept. ​ ​ reports, ​ ​ and ​ ​ Urban ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Management ​ ​ plans, ​ ​ 2010 ​ ​ and ​ ​ 2015. Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 2

  3. Both ​ ​ plans ​ ​ produce ​ ​ 1.4 ​ ​ million ​ ​ gallons/day *This ​ ​ information ​ ​ is ​ ​ provided ​ ​ by ​ ​ SqCWD, ​ ​ in ​ ​ Community ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Plan, ​ ​ dated ​ ​ July, ​ ​ 2016, ​ ​ and ​ ​ the ​ ​ progress ​ ​ report, ​ ​ July, ​ ​ 2017 Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 3

  4. This ​ ​ is ​ ​ the ​ ​ version ​ ​ of ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Transfers ​ ​ as ​ ​ explained ​ ​ by ​ ​ SqCWD: Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 4

  5. Soquel ​ ​ Creek ​ ​ Board ​ ​ Reality ​ ​ Check 1. ​ ​ Not ​ ​ one ​ ​ dollar ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ $131 ​ ​ million ​ ​ quoted ​ ​ by ​ ​ the ​ ​ district ​ ​ ​ is ​ ​ needed ​ ​ to ​ ​ turn ​ ​ on ​ ​ water ​ ​ to ​ ​ Soquel ​ ​ Creek ​ ​ now. 2. The ​ ​ infrastructure ​ ​ already ​ ​ exists. ​ ​ ​ The ​ ​ pipes ​ ​ and ​ ​ pumps ​ ​ were ​ ​ used ​ ​ to ​ ​ pump ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ million ​ ​ gallons ​ ​ of ​ ​ water ​ ​ this ​ ​ winter, ​ ​ in January ​ ​ for ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ days. ​ ​ ​ The ​ ​ water ​ ​ went ​ ​ from ​ ​ Soquel ​ ​ Creek ​ ​ to ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz! 3. The ​ ​ $131 ​ ​ million ​ ​ number ​ ​ quoted ​ ​ by ​ ​ the ​ ​ Soquel ​ ​ Creek ​ ​ Water ​ ​ District ​ ​ was ​ ​ explained ​ ​ as ​ ​ an ​ ​ old ​ ​ number, ​ ​ not ​ ​ reflecting today’s ​ ​ reality ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ SqCWD ​ ​ board ​ ​ on ​ ​ May ​ ​ 3, ​ ​ 2017. ​ ​ ​ Here ​ ​ is ​ ​ footage ​ ​ of ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Director ​ ​ Rosemary Menard’s ​ ​ 45 ​ ​ minute ​ ​ explanation. ​ ​ ​ Click ​ ​ here ​ ​ to ​ ​ view ​ ​ the ​ ​ videotape ​ ​ of ​ ​ Ms. ​ ​ Menard’s ​ ​ presentation. ​ ​ Her ​ ​ presentation begins ​ ​ at ​ ​ 46:30 ​ ​ and ​ ​ concludes ​ ​ at ​ ​ 1:42:36. 4. Pure ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Soquel ​ ​ and ​ ​ river ​ ​ water ​ ​ transfers ​ ​ produce ​ ​ identical ​ ​ output … .1.4 ​ ​ million ​ ​ gallons ​ ​ per ​ ​ day. Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 5

  6. Conclusion: ​ ​ ​ Implement ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Transfers ​ ​ Immediately. Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 6

  7. Appendices:* Appendix ​ ​ 1. ​ ​ ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ Stream ​ ​ Production ​ ​ 1985 ​ ​ – ​ ​ 2016 Appendix ​ ​ 1a. ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Source ​ ​ 2015 ​ ​ – ​ ​ 2035 Appendix ​ ​ 2. ​ ​ ​ ​ San ​ ​ Lorenzo ​ ​ Pumping ​ ​ to ​ ​ Loch ​ ​ Lomond Appendix ​ ​ 3. ​ ​ ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Rights ​ ​ re: ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ and ​ ​ San ​ ​ Lorenzo ​ ​ River *added ​ ​ October ​ ​ 5, ​ ​ 2016 Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 7

  8. Appendix ​ ​ 1. ​ ​ ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ Stream ​ ​ Production ​ ​ 1985 ​ ​ – ​ ​ 2016 Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 8

  9. Appendix ​ ​ 1a. ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Source ​ ​ 2015 ​ ​ – ​ ​ 2035 Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 9

  10. Appendix ​ ​ 2. ​ ​ ​ ​ San ​ ​ Lorenzo ​ ​ Pumping ​ ​ to ​ ​ Loch ​ ​ Lomond Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 10

  11. Appendix ​ ​ 3. ​ ​ ​ ​ Water ​ ​ Rights ​ ​ re: ​ ​ North ​ ​ Coast ​ ​ and ​ ​ San ​ ​ Lorenzo ​ ​ River Monday, ​ ​ September ​ ​ 25, ​ ​ 2017 ​ ​ | ​ ​ Water ​ ​ for ​ ​ Santa ​ ​ Cruz ​ ​ | ​ ​ 11

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