Tag: Water Thu, June 20, 2013

• Letters to the Editor, Feb. 13-19

  Feb 12, 2013, by Guest Writers

  One reader dismisses concerns about public water, while another gets deep into the real reason for corked wine.

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• Lompico Water Board Irked by Rogue Rep

  NewsPolitics Jul 10, 2012, by Jacob Pierce

  What happens when an elected official—acting alone—says thanks but no thanks to tens of thousands of dollars for his financially struggling district to study an issue that a) is hugely important to that district and b) he vehemently opposes?

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• Desal EIR Delayed Again

  NewsEnvironmentPolitics Jul 02, 2012, by Jacob Pierce

  The environmental impact report for the Santa Cruz desal plant, originally due September 2011, has been delayed a second time. Now city staff has given up on estimating specific months and instead started ballparking seasons.

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• Projected Water Swap Flows Reduced

  NewsEnvironment Jun 18, 2012, by Jacob Pierce 4 Comments

  New figures unveiled at a June 14 forum didn’t bode particularly well for a plan environmentalists hope could be an alternative to desalination. County water resources director John Ricker spoke at a forum hosted by the Engineers for Water Alternatives.

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• Forum Explores Water Swap Scenario

  Environment Jun 08, 2012, by Jacob Pierce 3 Comments
  

  Engineers for Water Alternatives is hosting a June 14 forum about conjunctive use, also known as water swapping, which is currently being studied by the county. The possible swap would involve pumping the San Lorenzo River’s surplus flows to other places in the county. The idea has made county water resource director John Ricker, who leads the study, quite popular with desal opponents—even though Ricker has doubts that this is the game-changer environmentalists have been awaiting.

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• Lane and Terrazas Want Desal Ballot Measure

  News Feb 15, 2012, by Jacob Pierce

  It might be an overstatement to say Santa Cruz’s discussion over desalination has been blown out of the water, but it definitely just changed. Mayor Don Lane and Councilmember David Terrazas will propose an ordinance at the next city council meeting that would put a desal plant to a vote sooner rather than later, as outlined in a statement released Wednesday, Feb. 15.

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