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- Soquel Creek Water
District customers will get to have a say on desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel 6/19/13
- Hearing Tuesday on water
fees, desalination vote
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/18/13
- Santa Cruz desal critics
pick apart environmental evaluation
Santa Cruz Sentinel 6/14/13
- State's high court denies
Santa Cruz's appeal in UCSC water case
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/13/13
- Desal opponents to
discuss environmental report
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/12/13
- Alternatives To
Desalination
Gary Patton, KUSP, Land Use Report, 6/12/13
- Desal EIR Gathers Criticism, Mostly From Opponents
KUSP, 6/10/13
- Soquel Creek Water
District cuts ties to pro-desal group, citing political
'distraction'
Santa Cruz Sentinel 6/7/13
- Residents sound off about
desal environmental evaluation
Santa Cruz Sentinel 6/3/2013
- Desal plus': Key document
suggests testing recycled water inside desal plant
Santa Cruz Sentinel 6/2/13
- The Desal DEIR
Gary Patton, KUSP, Land Use Report, 5/30/13
- Clothes washers are key to
future conservation, Santa Cruz council told
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/29/13
- City Council to review Loch
Lomond, water studies
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/26/13
- State appeals court backs
Marin desalination environmental analysis
Marin Independent Journal, 5/22/13
- Marin desalination plant
clears hurdle
San Francisco Chronicle, 5/22/13
- No Big Surprises: The highly
anticipated draft Environmental Impact Report for desal is finally
out. Will it change anything?
Good Times, 5/22/13
- Coast Lines: May 17, 2013:
Water district names new chief
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/17/13
- Santa Cruz council sets
new goals, revises tax codes
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/15/13
- Desalination EIR is out:
Report by Santa Cruz, neighboring agency looks at alternatives,
impacts
Santa Cruz Sentinel 5/13/13
- Desal environmental report
released for Santa Cruz, Soquel Creek
Santa Cruz Sentinel 5/13/13
- Untangling our toughest intersection:
Santa Cruz City Council to review Highway 1 improvements
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/13/13
- Desalination debate: Suspicion
high ahead of environmental report
Brown Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/7/13
- Santa Cruz panel narrows
conservation steps ahead of environmental report on desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/7/13
- Meeting Advisories: Water
and Agriculture
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, 5/7/13
- Desal: New study highlights
energy concerns as publication of critical environmental eval nears
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/2/13
- Springtime heat: Water restrictions
on tap for swath Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/30/13
- Insurance firm to pay Capitola
$1.35 million to settle flooding lawsuit
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/26/13
- Santa Cruz Council OKs 5
percent water cutback: Landscape restrictions to begin next week
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/24/13
- Council to Hear Update on
Proposed Desalination Plant
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 4/23/13
- Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters:
Our undervalued natural resource
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/19/13
- Santa Cruz, Soquel Creek
water customers to get desal leaflet in bills
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/18/13
- Soquel Creek Water District
board approves summer cutbacks, sets hearing for debate on moratorium
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/17/13
- Soquel Creek Water District
board to weigh summer cutbacks, future hearing on moratorium
Brown Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/16/13
- The Desalination Task Force
Gary Patton, KUSP, Land Use Report, 4/16/13
- Santa Cruz prepares for desalination
EIR release
International Desalination and Water Reuse Quarterly website, 4/8/13
- Soquel Creek district could
look at doubling developer offsets, other conservation measures
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/4/13
- Santa Cruz water panel recommends
summer restrictions, reviews long-term savings plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/3/13
- Setting It Straight: March
8, 2013
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/8/13
- Water awareness week slated
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/7/13
- Santa Cruz water officials
forge ahead on conservation planning ahead of desalination debate
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/6/13
- Soquel man files lawsuit
to halt desal funding, rate increases
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/5/13
- Recycled Water for Fish and
Other Desal Alternatives
KUSP News, 02/22/13
- Desalination: A Plan for
Future Droughts
KUSP News, 02/21/13
- Ruling stands in UCSC water
case: Appeals court holds environmental report flawed
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/21/13
- The Desalination Task Force
Tomorrow
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, 2/19/13
- UCSC chancellor discusses
community relations, desal and the future at meeting
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/10/13
- Soquel district passes water
rate increase; dozens protest move, citing insufficient notice
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/6/13
- Santa Cruz water agency
plans rate study for desal compared to no project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/5/13
- Santa Cruz City Council members
raise flags over desal spending
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/22/13
- Water Commission / League
Meeting
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP, January 7, 2013
- On The Horizon, GT looks
ahead at likely key local issues for 2013
Good Times, 1/2/13
- Desal task force moves forward
on public outreach
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/20/12
- The Desalination Task Force
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP, 12/19/12
- Soquel Creek Water District
Appoints New Board Member at Critical
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 12/14/12
- Ebb & Flow: The Desal
Debate Evolves
Good Times Weekly, December 12, 2012
- Hilary Bryant named as Santa
Cruz mayor as two veterans, two newcomers sworn in
Brown Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/12/12
- Santa Cruz City Council
punts on bike panel, OKs conservation study
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/12/12
- Santa Cruz council to weigh
several water measures, welcome new members
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/9/12
- Santa Cruz will appeal university
water ruling rather than redo environmental review
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/6/12
- City water panel hears new
supply, demand projections
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/4/12
- UC Santa Cruz expansion on
hold over water
S.F. Chronicle, 11/29/12
- Local Desal Opponents Get
Ambitious After Victory
SantaCruz.com, 11/28/12
- Court ruling invalidates
Santa Cruz's EIR aimed at UCSC growth
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/27/12 (online)
- Santa Cruz council OKs restricted
desal spending: Consultant limited to environmental issues
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/27/12
- New report highlights hidden
costs of desal projects
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/27/12
- Santa Cruz City Council
weighs traffic fee revision, more desal spending
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/24/12
- The Next LAFCO Meeting
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP, 11/23/12
- That Water Conservation Forum
Is Tonight
Gary Patton, KUSP, Land Use Report, 11/15/12
- Santa Cruz voters overwhelmingly
back desal vote to set up city charter change
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/8/12
- A Water Conservation Forum
Next Thursday
Gary Patton, KUSP Land Use Report, 11/8/12
- Don Lane, Cynthia Mathews
lead Santa Cruz council race: Pamela Comstock and Micah Posner also
win seats
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/07/12
- Right to vote on desal in
Santa Cruz sails through
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/7/12
- LAFCO In Santa Cruz
Gary Patton, KUSP Land Use Report, November 7, 2012
- Santa Cruz Patch Interviews with City Council Candidates
- 6 Questions for Cynthia
Mathews, Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 11/2/12
- 6 Questions for Pamela
Comstock, Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 11/1/12
- 6 Questions for Jake
Fusari, Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 10/28/12
- 6 Questions for Richelle
Noroyan, Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch 10/26/12
- 6 Questions for Steve
Pleich, Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 10/24/12
- 6 Questions for Cece
Pinheiro, Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 10/22/12
- 6 Questions for Don Lane,
Running for City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 10/19/12
- 6 Questions for Micah
Posner, Running for SC City Council
Santa Cruz Patch, 10/8/12
- Former Democratic Party leader
sees October bump; Richelle Noroyan takes in more business, political
support
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/28/12
- State agency wants Santa
Cruz to improve stream flows immediately
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/26/12
- Election 2012: Voting to
vote on desalination; measure asks citizens to change city's charter
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/21/12
- Desal Task Force: Current
Cost Estimate for Proposed Plant in Santa Cruz is '$114 Million'
Santa Cruz IMC, 10/20/2012
- A Groundwater Recharge Forum
Gary Patton, Land Use Forum, KUSP, 10/10/12
- The Santa Cruz City Water
Commission
Gary Patton, The Land Use Report, KUSP, 10/1/12
- First-timer Pamela Comstock
tops city fundraising list
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/08/12
- The Candidates On Desal
Good Times Blog, 9/29/12
- Deconstructing Desal in Santa
Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/27/12
- Desal: Do we need it?
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/27/12
- 'Fresh-squeezed water'
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/27/12
- Growth of people, fish
big factors
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/27/12
- Water bills to skyrocket
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/27/12
- How desalination works
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/28/12
- Desal poses trio of
concerns for the environment
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/28/12
- Debate grows over brine
disposal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/28/12
- Flushing the solution
to a new water supply
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/28/12
- Desalination: A process
of eliminating alternatives
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/29/12
- Conserving water at
home
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/29/12
- In desal's past and
future, lessons for Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/29/12
- Where they stand: Decision
makers weigh in on desalination
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/29/12
- Much to come about desal:
Vote, environmental report are the next steps
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/29/12
- In Cambria, a cautionary
tale on debating desalination
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/29/12
- Candidate Night On Water
Issues
Gary Patton, KUSP Land Use Report, 9/26/12
- Desalination And You
Good Times, 9/18/12
- Civinomics tech startup to
test software at candidate forum
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/8/12
- The Water Commission Tonight
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP, 8/27/12
- State water board examines
new desal rules
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/23/12
- Residents gather to chime
in on regional water planning
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/17/12
- Desalination: With A Grain
Of Salt
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP 8/17/12
- Water Use Down in July, Conservation
Still Desperately Needed
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 8/9/12
- Take Back Santa Cruz co-founder
launches council run: Pamela Comstock has backing of key trio
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/28/2012
- City Council Votes for One
Percent Transient Occupancy Tax Increase
Santa Cruz Patch, 7/25/12
- SC council OKs seeking small
bump in hotel tax: Deal with tourism industry hinges on county vote
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/25/12
- Your Right To Vote On Desal
(And More)
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP 7/24/12
- Surfer, carpenter father
makes first Santa Cruz City Council bid: Jake Fusari wants to create
more jobs
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/18/12
- Santa Cruz Expects Heated
Local Elections in November
Santa Cruz Patch, 7/17/12
- Volunteer makes second bid
for Santa Cruz City Council: Steve Pleich opposed to desal, wants
more affordable housing
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/14/12
- Water shortage: Soquel Creek
Water District asks residents, businesses to reduce
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/10/12
- Santa Cruz mayor wants another
four years on council; Don Lane seeks first back-to-back term
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/8/12
- Cynthia Mathews to run for
fifth term: Three-time former mayor wants to keep working on economy,
water supply
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/7/12
- Water Use Up Despite Shortage
and Conservation Alert
Capitola Soquel Patch, 7/5/12
- Desal measure heads to November
ballot; group narrowly collects enough signatures to qualify
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/4/12
- Voters Will Decide Whether
the Desalination Plant Should Come to a Vote in November
Santa Cruz Patch, 7/3/12
- Desal EIR Delayed Again
Santa Cruz Weekly, santacruz.com, 7/2/12
- Projected Water Swap Flows
Reduced
Santa Cruz Weekly, santacruz.com, 6/18/12
- Forum Explores Water Swap
Scenario
Santa Cruz Weekly, 6/8/12
- LAFCO vote on controversial
UCSC expansion delayed four months
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/7/12
- Big Week For Land Use Policy
Land Use Report, KUSP 6/4/12
- LAFCO to weigh litigation
threats over water by Santa Cruz, university
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/2/12
- Desal opponents pronounce
petition drive a success
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/30/12
- Desal Rally at City Hall
Today
Santa Cruz Patch, 5/29/12
- Keep Your Eye on Loch Lomond
Good Times, 5/24/12
- The Planning Commission:
Tonight
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP 5/24/12
- Experts to discuss desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/14/12
- Santa Cruz Council OKs 5
percent water cutback: Landscape restrictions to begin next week
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/24/12
- Santa Cruz City Council to
weigh water restrictions: 5 percent cutback would begin May 1
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/24/12
- A single desal plant supplying
the greater Monterey Bay area is a long shot.
Monterey County Weekly, 4/19/12
- Santa Cruz officials seek
summer water cutbacks: March rain helped offset dry winter, but
not enough
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/3/12
- Walk to support a vote on
desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/2/12
-
Water Wars: Part Two: The ‘Ecomomics’ of Desalination for Santa
Cruz County

Capitola Soquel Times, April, 2012
- Desal task force to weigh
budget
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/18/12
-
Water Wars: Part One: The ‘Why’ of Desalination for Santa Cruz County

Capitola Soquel Times, March, 2012
- Santa Cruz council OKs local
business preference; leaders also finalize rule on desal vote
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/14/12
- Santa Cruz water officials
could seek 5% curtailment: Low February rainfall puts year on track
to be seventh driest Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/12/12
- In UCSC expansion vote,
panel waits on fish protection plan, lowers overall water limit
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/8/12
- Decision on UCSC Expansion
Held Off Wednesday
Santa Cruz Patch, 3/8/12
- Coastal Commission weighs
in on UCSC water case: Agency says it may have oversight role in
related fisheries debate
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/7/12
- What Is Happening This Morning?
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, 3/7/12
- Desal opponents vow to press
on with ballot measure: Coalition worried city could overturn citizen
right to vote on plant
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/2/12
- Council Agrees to Hold Desal
Vote No Sooner Than June 2014
Santa Cruz Weekly, 2/29/12
- Santa Cruz City Council
OKs UCSC conservation funding plan, downtown solar plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/29/12
- Santa Cruz City Council OKs
putting desal in voters' hands: Election wouldn't be called before
2014
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/29/12
- Debate on Desal and Growth
Coming to Head
Santa Cruz Weekly, 2/28/12
- A Salty Vote
Good Times, 2/28/12
- Water Customers Want to
Be Included in Desal Vote
Santa Cruz Weekly, 2/28/12
- The Santa Cruz City Council
On Water
Gary Patton KUSP, 2/28/12
- Santa Cruz City Council to
consider desal ordinance: County leader wants outside water customers
to have a voice
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/27/12
- Santa Cruz remains “critically
dry”
KION News, 2/22/12
- City, Activists Stand by
Separate Desal Initiatives
Santa Cruz Weekly, 2/21/12
- Desal dominates Santa Cruz
Neighbors forum on water: Opponents wanted to make full presentation
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/22/12
- Let’s Debate Desal
KUSP, Gary Patton, Land Use Report, 2/20/12
- Desalination And Growth
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP 2/17/12
- Santa Cruz puts up its own
desal plan for voters: Council will consider new ordinance Feb.
28
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/16/12
- Lane and Terrazas Want Desal
Ballot Measure
Good Times, 2/15/12
- Mayor Proposes a Vote on
Whether to Build a Desalination Plant
Santa Cruz Patch, 2/15/12
- Group kicks off campaign
to put desal before Santa Cruz voters
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/13/12
- Santa Cruz Looks to Desalination
for Water
City On a Hill Press, 2/3/12
- Desal petition finalized:
Group must now collect about 5,500 signatures from registered voters
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/3/12
- Desal opponents plan November
ballot measure: Petition for city charter change calls for voter
OK of water project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/27/12
- Santa Cruz City Council OKs
more desal spending, bullfrog ban
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/25/12
- Santa Cruz City Council to
tackle climate plan; environmental groups to make transportation,
water recommendations
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/19/12
- Desalination officials hear
concerns of residents
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/09/11
- LAFCO approves smaller UCSC
growth plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/8/11
- UCSC chancellor says town-gown
good will on line: Blumenthal warns LAFCO not to overstep power
on campus growth
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/6/11
- Santa Cruz County LAFCO Tomorrow
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP 12/6/11
- Santa Cruz forum on water
neutrality Monday: Conservation offsets will be critical to UCSC
water case
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/3/11
- Desal debate deepens as
Santa Cruz City Council weighs water planning that counts on facility
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/23/11
- Water And The Council
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- Desalination task force
to consider contracts
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/16/11
- The Desal Divide: The debate
continues
Good Times, 11/16/11
- LAFCO staff recommends UCSC
water expansion
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/16/11
- Update on Integrated Water
Plan City: council meeting dedicated to informational study session
Hill Press, 11/8/11
- Water watchdogs, UCSC square
off in appellate court
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/9/11
- Opponents and Supporters
Debate Desalination Plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/2/11
- Desal advocates, opponents
square off
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/2/11
- Santa Cruz City Council to
review key water policy
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/30/11
- Water in the Works
Good Times, 10/11/11
- Hearing set for vote on water
expansion plan at UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/6/11
- Turning Water Into Wages
Santa Cruz Patch, 9/21/11
- Santa Cruz Guide: Local
Politics
Santa Cruz Weekly, 9/21/11
- Water officials make desal
pitch to leaders at private meeting
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/20/11
- Sharp Emotions Salt Desalination
Plant Meeting
Santa Cruz Patch, 9/19/11
- Desal opponents upset over
private meeting
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/13/11
- State finds second ethics
violation for city of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/23/11
- Multiple Groups Address Santa
Cruz Water Challenges
Santa Cruz Patch, 8/22/11
- Could Seawater Solve the
Freshwater Crisis?
National Geographic News, 8/5/11
- Heather Cooley on reasons
for and against desalination
EarthSky.org, 8/4/11
- Santa Cruz Council Orders
Water Swap Study
Santa Cruz Weekly, 8/3/11
- Rep. Napolitano Introduces
Desalination Bill
States News Service, July 27, 2011
- County water manager: Transfers
can't replace desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/27/2011
- Santa Cruz City Council OKs
studying water swap as desalination debate continues
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/27/2011
- Desal opponents urge new
citizen panel: Officials say public campaign is sufficient
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/22/11
- Santa Cruz County supervisor
chair Mark Stone elected to leadership post on Coastal Commission
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/16/11
- Water Talks: An academic
approach to the water conservation conversation
Good Times, 6/14/11
- Coastal Commission makeover
could signal change in outlook on local projects
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/01/11
- One Week From Today
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 5/5/11
- Santa Cruz City Council seeks
bids on design of $1.4M sign project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/27/11
- The Desalination Debate
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 4/22/11
- Critical time for water
City on a Hill Press, 4/21/11
- Desal Deliberations
Good Times, 4/19/11
- City Council Moves Forward
with Controversial Desalination Plant
City on a Hill Press, 4/14/11
- Drops from the Bucket
Good Times, 4/13/11
- Is Desalination Our Destiny?
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 4/13/11
- Water Activists Ready for
Desal Debate
Santa Cruz Weekly, 4/12/11
- Desalination debate slated
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/10/11
- Council Greenlights Fish
Protection Plan
Santa Cruz Weekly, 4/8/11
- Santa Cruz approves continued
talks to protect fish: Desal opponents urge greater conservation
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/06/11
- Santa Cruz City Council Moves
Closer to Desalination Plant
Santa Cruz Patch, 4/6/11
- Is There Enough Water for
People to Drink and to Protect Endangered Fish?
Santa Cruz Patch, 4/5/11
- Water supply report predicts
trouble in dry years; Commission considers new assessment as water
officials lay out habitat protection plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/03/11
- Conservation plan could cost
city nearly fifth of supply; Feds urge desal to protect fish
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/31/11
- Desalination Survey In
Santa Cruz Weekly, 03/23/11
- Group hosts desal plant
debate
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 03/15/11
- Desal on list of approved
SC water projects: Plant construction costs now estimated at $99M,
up 40 percent
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 03/08/11
- The Cost of Desalination
Santa Cruz.com, 03/08/11
- Conservationists Push Back
Against Desalination in California The state is running out of water.
Is desalination a panacea or potential boondoggle?
DC Bureau.org, 03/03/11
- Santa Cruz City Council OKs
desal consultant work, delays vote on surfing schools
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/23/11
- Water to Share
Good Times, 02/23/11
- Council to weigh more spending
on desal planning: Opponents urge end for consultant on controversial
project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/22/11
- More Money For Desal?
Gary Patton, KUSP, 02/21/11
- Desalination And The Alternatives
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 02/11/11
- New Landscaping Demonstrates
Ways to Save Water and Help Environment
Mid-County Post, 02/09/11
- Santa Cruz city officials
say more rain needed to prevent summer water use restrictions
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/8/11
- Desalination project scoping
report available today
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/04/11
- New County Water Policy
Gets Nods—Except by Soquel Creek Leaders District desires
boost in new hookup help; Santa Cruz predicts policy won't hold
up desalination plant.
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 02/03/11
- LAFCO approves new water
policy: Cities sought to dilute rules for expansion plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/03/11
- LAFCO Meets Today On Water
Policy
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP Wednesday, 02/02/11
- A Bit More On Water
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP Tuesday, 02/01/11
- More On LAFCO Water Policies
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP Monday, 01/31/11
- LAFCO to weigh new water
supply policy: Rules have implications for UCSC expansion plans
By
SSanta Cruz Sentinel, 01/29/11
- Santa Cruz County LAFCO Meeting
Next Week
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP Friday, 01/28/11
- Soquel Creek Carcinogen Could
Prompt District to Make Major Changes
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 9:37am, 01/24/11
- LAFCO Water Policies 2011
KUSP Land Use Report, 01/14/11
- Fish, Groundwater Are Concerns
for New Soquel Well
Capitola Patch, 1/11/11
- Future development in Santa
Cruz County likely to face greater scrutiny
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 01/06/11
- Reservoir Level Belies Water
Needs
SantaCruz.com 1/05/11
- Loch Lomond Close to Spilling:
Water Director Says Overflow Doesn't Mean Supply Problem is Solved
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 01/05/11
- Water panel approves graywater:
City rules currently prohibit conservation measure
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/04/11
- Residents Seek Alternatives
to Desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, December 9, 2010
- Why Fish Biologists are
Plugging for Desal
Santa Cruz Weekly, December 8, 2010
- Water Agencies take next
step towards Desalination Plant
The Post, November 23, 2010
- Watching our Salt Intake
Santa Cruz Weekly, December 8, 2010
- As We See it: Don't
Delay Desal Plant
Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 14, 2010
- Grid Fever. Desalination plant gets green light. Will
energy use spike water rates?
Good Times, April 1, 2010
- scwd2 Desalination Program Final Report Available in April,
Aptos Times, April 1, 2010
- Not a Drop to Drink, The Post, March 30, 2010
- Desalination Forum Questions Water Supply Solution, The Post,
March 30, 2010
- As We See It: UCSC: Is there enough Santa Cruz Water?, Santa
Cruz Sentinel, January 14, 2010
- County Raises Concern over Town-Gown Water Deal, Santa
Cruz Sentinel, January 12, 2010
- Water supply for UCSC Growth Top Concern in Commission Deliberations,
Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 7, 2010
- Santa Cruz Water Plan Accepted, Despite Critics, Santa Cruz
Sentinel, October 28, 2009
- Letters to the Editor: An
Unsustainable Condition
Santa Cruz Weekly, September 16, 2009
- Letters to the Editor: Saltwater
Smackdown
Santa Cruz Weekly, September 16, 2009
- Santa Cruz Officials Defend
Desalination via Media
September 15, 2009
- Letters to the Editor: Shock
and Awe
Santa Cruz Weekly, September 9, 2009
- Bullhorn: The Arguments
for Desal
Santa Cruz Weekly, September 9, 2009
- Letters to the Editor: Desal
and U
Santa Cruz Weekly, August 26, 2009
- Letters to the Editor: Desal
Talk a Waste
Santa Cruz Weekly, August 19, 2009
- Letters to the Editor: Desal
and the Public Process
Santa Cruz Weekly, August 5, 2009
- Bullhorn: Fred Geiger
Questions the Process
Santa Cruz Weekly, July 1, 2009
- Transboundary Water: Sharing
Water, Sharing Opportunities
Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 2, 2009
- As We See It: Get Moving
on Desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 17,2009
- Desalination Plant deemed
a Success in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 13,2009
- Santa Cruz County Needs Desalination,
Officials Say
Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 19,2009
- Pilot-Scale Comparison of Granular Media Filtration and Ultrafiltration
Pretreatment Systems for Open Intake Seawater Desalination, AMTA,
March 2009
- The Great Desal Taste Test
Santa Cruz Metro, February 25, 2009
- Water Agencies Debate Desalination
SF Chronicle, February 15, 2009
- Santa Cruz Water Department
Customers Face Rationing
Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 31, 2009
- Testing the Water
The Post, January 21, 2009
- Desalination Plant in Santa
Cruz to Turn Sea Water into Drinking Water
cournalist.com, January 15, 2009
- Desalination Plant could
help soothe Santa Cruz water woes
City on A Hill, April 10, 2008
- Water Districts kick off
Desalination Testing
Mid-County Post, April 1, 2008
- Santa Cruz Lifts Watering
Ban
Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 1, 2008
- Grand Opening of Desalination Pilot Plant
Capitola-Times, April 1, 2008
- As we see it: Reading the
water guage
Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 30, 2008
- Salt or no salt, blended
or on the rocks?
Good Times Santa Cruz, March 26, 2008
- Pilot desal plant opens in
Santa Cruz, CA
Watertechonline.com, March 25, 2008 (subscription needed)
- Pilot desal plant up and
pumping in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 21, 2008
- Santa Cruz begins testing
a water desalination plant...
abc7news.com, March 20, 2008
- Costs of Santa Cruz desalination
test plant soar
Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 21, 2007
- Water Districts Break Ground
on Experimental Desalination Plant
Mid County Post, July 24, 2007
- Testing the waters for desalination
in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 21, 2007