Water Transfer Updates
05.27.19 – Santa Cruz cannot provide water to SqCWD by Rosemary Menard, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
05.12.19 – Soquel Creek should reexamine water need by Scott McGilvray, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
01.16.19 – Soquel water district gets earful from Live Oak residents, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
12.27.18 – Letter to the Editor: Troubling Soquel Creek Water Board action, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
12.19.18 – Environmental study, project approved for Soquel Creek water recycling, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
12.16.18 – Water district to review Pure Water Soquel impacts, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
12.10.18 – Santa Cruz and Soquel Sharing Water – Valve Opening Event video | click to watch >
12.09.18 – Soquel Creek Water District board OKs lease for well project, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
12.07.18 – Soquel Creek Water District lines up water projects, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
12.04.18 – December 3rd: The day the water transfers began, Water for Santa Cruz County | click to read >
12.03.18 – Turning on the taps, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
10.13.18 – Santa Cruz testing the waters of future supply options, Santa Cruz Sentinel | click to read >
Water Transfers: In Depth
Recent Blog Posts
Water in Santa Cruz County, “Pure Water Soquel” Freedom Forum
Water Transfers, Saving our Aquifers, and "Pure Water Soquel" - Water Policy in Santa Cruz County, California. Speakers Jerry Paul, Scott McGilvray and Becky Steinbruner delve into the questions around why ruinously expensive technical solutions are needed for water...
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How much water can transfer through existing infrastructure?
Loch Lomond has spilled over, two months ahead of last year. Santa Cruz Water supply for the year is now secure. How much water can be transferred to SqCWD through the existing intertie which was opened December 3, 2018? Water for Santa Cruz County estimates over 500...
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How much water can transfer?
How much water can transfer between Santa Cruz and Soquel Creek Water Districts?WFSCC has finally figured out how much water can transfer between the water districts. For years, both Santa Cruz and Soquel Creek water districts have struggled with this question. It...
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