Summary: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Last week, lightning struck and the rain came down, but only ever so briefly where I live. I live in the City of Santa Cruz, and City residents are still worrying about long-term water supplies. If you happen to live within the City of Santa Cruz’s water service area, and that means in the entirety of the City, in Pasatiempo, in Live Oak, and in parts of the City of Capitola, you might want to show up at the City Council meeting this evening. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m., at the Santa Cruz City Hall, and there are links to more information, at kusp.org/landuse. Tonight, Agenda Item #28 will be an update report from the City’s Water Supply Advisory Committee, often called WSAC [that is generally pronounced wah-sack], which has been given three different assignments. First, Committee members were instructed to learn about the City’s water sources and delivery system in detail, to learn about the community’s water supply and demand, and to learn about opportunities to improve the reliability of Santa Cruz’s water supply. Second, the Committee was directed to “explore possible solutions in detail.” Third, the Committee is supposed to provide the City Council with a list of recommendations to solve the supply and demand gap. Tonight’s presentation to the Council will provide a kind of “first installment” on that list of recommendations. From what I can tell, the Committee will have a truly innovative proposal for the City by October. More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog City Council Agenda, August 11, 2015 Meeting Report to Council on Agenda Item #28 WSAC Website
