Santa Cruz city leaders have abandoned a Soquel Creek Water District desalination plant; so, what’s next?
Posts Tagged: desalination
A History of Santa Cruz’s Desal Fight
The fight against desalination in Santa Cruz, 2010 til today.
Council Lets Staff Study Paddle-Boarding on River
Laurie Egan got her friends at the Coastal Watershed Council to dress up in life jackets when Santa Cruz city council discussed the future of the San Lorenzo River.
Letters to the Editor: Mar 20-26
Readers take on public safety, desal and the Second Amendment.
Santa Cruz City Council Holds Back on Desal
Call it another, smaller victory for opponents of the $120-plus million desal plant project in Santa Cruz, in the wake of Measure P’s success. The Santa Cruz City Council voted last week to approve some—but not all—of the $390,000 the water department requested for the project’s next steps.
Letters to the Editor: Oct 10-16
Local elections have people abuzz. So, where do our readers stand on desalination, the district 5 supervisor race and Prop. 32?
Letters to the Editor: Sep 26-Oct 2
Mayor Don Lane responds to a “provocative” letter about desalination. “Letters that reveal secrets,” Lane writes, “even if those secrets are factually incorrect—usually do get folks excited.”
Desal Raises Questions for Some About Growth
During a recent forum led by UCSC Economics Ph.D. candidate Peter Towbin, community members gathered at the Cruzio Building on Cedar St. to discuss the various arguments for and against the proposed desalination plant. During the session, a fourth-generation Aptos woman squared off against a young couple from Chicago, arguing that without the influx of outsiders coming to Santa Cruz County, water would not be a problem. She said she’s against desalination because more available drinking water would make it possible for more outsiders to come.
Desal EIR Delayed Again
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.
Letters to the Editor: June 27-July 3
One reader connects an agricultural cover story to Watsonville’s developing plans. Others shed light on possible water supply solutions and the best way to study them.
