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Soquel, California [April 25, 2012] – Due to low rainfall this year, the Soquel Creek Water District has declared a “Stage One Water Shortage Alert”. The District is asking customers to reduce water use an additional five percent or more during the dry months, May through October, by restricting outdoor irrigation and eliminating water waste. The Soquel Creek Water District relies solely on groundwater, pumped with wells from underground aquifers, to provide water to its 38,000 customers from Capitola to La Selva Beach.

Ecology Action and Watsonville/Aptos Adult Education are hosting seven bilingual Green Gardener continuing education classes this spring. Esta primavera, Ecology Action y la Escuela de Adultos de Watsonville les presentan siete clases de educación continua para el Jardinero Verde.

 Each year, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County recognizes two outstanding individuals who are dedicated to ending hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community. This year the committee selected Michelle Boisen from Soquel Creek Water District and Robert Montague from Pajaro Valley Loaves & Fishes as the 2012 Hunger Fighters of the Year.

In November 2009, Soquel Creek Water District adopted a 3-year rate plan for water service in 2010, 2011 and 2012.  The 2012 water rates are now in effect for all water consumed after January 1, 2012.  Customers will see these rates reflected on their billing statements beginning in March.  Click here for more details on the 2012 rates.

During Water Awareness month, over 60 students from several schools in the Soquel Creek Water District created colorful posters to promote water conservation and submitted their art for the How I Save Water Poster Contest. While all of the posters and their messages were winners, three posters were chosen for standing out artistically and for conveying a clever message about conserving water.

Applications are now available for a Water Education Promotion Mini-Grant from the Soquel Creek Water District. Soquel Creek Water District aims to promote water awareness education in the community.

Conserving water provides multiple benefits, including one that is often overlooked: It can help lower your sewer/wastewater bill, and spring is the time of year to see if you qualify for a reduced sewer rate.

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Click here for more information on the May 14, 2011, workshop sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association.

Ever wondered how water agencies know if they will have enough water to serve their communities in the future? Well, one of the ways to help plan for sufficient future water supplies is through the preparation of a document called the Urban Water Management Plan.

The holiday rush is upon us and with it the gift-giving season. Most of us like the idea of giving gifts, but sometimes buying presents especially for adults can conflict with that feeling of not wanting to add to the materialism of the world. Then there's the problem of selecting a gift that is meaningful and useful. Most of us have received a gift that finds its way to the top closet shelf for a few years, then becomes a garage sale item or is re-gifted.

When rain falls onto roofs, thousands of gallons of water surge through downspouts, down streets and storm drains, and into the ocean. Then, during the summer and fall, people pay thousands of dollars to buy gallon after gallon of water to irrigate their lawns and landscapes.

Some innovative Santa Cruz residents are harvesting that rainwater and making it pay in more ways than one.

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Soquel Creek Water District requests public input on proposed Ordinance 10-03 Prohibiting Certain Uses of Water and Establishing a Policy to Minimize Water Waste.

There will be a Public Hearing to receive public comment on the proposed Ordinance.

When:  December 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

The Soquel-Aptos Basin Groundwater Management Annual Review and Report for Water Year 2009 is now available.  This report is also known as the Annual State of the Basin Report, and reports from prior years can be viewed on our website under Publications/Water Supply Reports.

Click here to access the 2009 report.

Can the City of Santa Cruz and the Mid-County use recycled water to meet water supply shortfalls? Come find out at an informational meeting on Recycled Water on Thursday, September 23^rd from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Simpkins Swim Center located at 979 17th Ave. in Santa Cruz. The speakers will be Heidi Luckenbach, the scwd2 Desalination Program Coordinator, Dr. David W.

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