by Scott McGilvray | Feb 20, 2020
Despite the lack of recent rainfall, there is still plenty of water to supply Soquel Creek water district. 2018 was a very dry year, and even so, Santa Cruz ended with a 500 million gallon surplus in Loch Lomond above its plan. The surplus in 2019 was 1.5 billion...
by Scott McGilvray | Jan 28, 2020
Rainfall in Santa Cruz is rarely normal. It either rains a lot, or we have prolonged dry spells. Annual rainfall to date is slightly above average, 16.36″ compared to YTD historical average of 15.39.” Rainfall at Loch Lomond is behind average, with...
by Scott McGilvray | Jan 13, 2020
As of January 8, Loch Lomond is 94 % full. Since the rains began the last week in November, the Loch has risen from 89% to 94%. That is an addition of 150 million gallons to our water storage. Rainfall at Loch Lomond has been 17.92″ thus far this season. If we...
by Scott McGilvray | Dec 11, 2019
Those of us living in Santa Cruz know what the rain was like. It was intense and frequent. At my house in Live Oak, there were three days out of four, starting on Sunday December 1, which produced almost 2″ of rain in a 24-hour period. By the end of the week, we...
by Scott McGilvray | Nov 26, 2019
November has seen several significant developments in regional water supply solutions: 1. SqCWD received a $50 million grant and approval for $38 million in low interest loans, providing a big boost for its “Pure Water Soquel”project. 2. Santa Cruz city council...
