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Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency
Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency (previously referred to as Basin Implementation Group & Soquel-Aptos Groundwater Management Committee)
The Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency (MGA) is an 11-member board comprised of two elected officials from Central Water District, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, and Soquel Creek Water District and three private well representatives who oversee the groundwater management activities of the Mid-County Basin Area in Santa Cruz County, California.
Central Water District: John Benich and Robert Marani (Chair)
City of Santa Cruz: Cynthia Mathews (Secretary) and David Baskin
County of Santa Cruz: Zach Friend and John Leopold
Soquel Creek Water District: Bruce Jaffe and Tom LaHue (Vice-Chair)
Private Well Representatives: Curt Abramson, Jon Kennedy, and Jim Kerr
The history, documents and meeting information (after March 2016) pertaining to the MGA can be found at the http://www.midcountygroundwater.org/
| Date | Type | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 2018 - 3:30pm | Agenda | |||
| Sep 10 2018 - 3:30pm | Agenda | |||
| Mar 8 2016 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | |
| Jan 21 2016 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Nov 12 2015 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Nov 4 2015 - 9:00am | GSA Formation Subcommittee | Agenda | Board Packet, Board Packet | |
| Sep 17 2015 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Sep 16 2015 - 9:00am | GSA Formation Subcommittee | Agenda | ||
| Aug 20 2015 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Jul 7 2015 - 10:00am | GSA Formation Subcommittee | Agenda | ||
| Jun 16 2015 - 9:00am | GSA Formation Subcommittee | Agenda | ||
| May 21 2015 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| May 8 2015 - 11:00am | GSA Formation Subcommittee | Agenda | ||
| Apr 30 2015 - 9:00am | GSA Formation Subcommittee | Agenda | Minutes | |
| Mar 25 2015 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Jan 29 2015 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Sep 23 2014 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Aug 14 2014 - 6:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Jun 24 2014 - 7:00pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| Feb 10 2014 - 5:30pm | Soquel Aptos Groundwater Management Committee (SAGMC) | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
Mid-County Groundwater Stakeholder Advisory Group
The County of Santa Cruz, in conjunction with Soquel Creek Water District and Central Water District have partnered together to initiate a community conversation with private well pumpers and other community stakeholders within the Soquel-Aptos Groundwater Management Basin. These meetings are open to the public.
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scwd2 Regional Desalination Task Force
The City of Santa Cruz Water Department and the Soquel Creek Water District formed the scwd2 Task Force to oversee the Pilot Test Plant Program, the Watershed Sanitary Survey, Intake Study, permitting, environmental review and design of the proposed scwd2 regional desalination facility, and to provide a forum for public input on the project and formulate an agreement and governance structure should the decision be made to proceed with a cooperative desalination project. The scwd2 Task Force is comprised of two Santa Cruz City Council Members and two Soquel Creek Water District Board Members. Task Force Meetings have been suspended at this time.
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