Rosemary Menard_SC City Water Dept head_interviewed 2022-11-18 on KZSC'S 'Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club'

The water district owns 4000 acres, including the Loch Lomond reservoir; the water department is asking the City of Santa Cruz to vote on a new direction on 11/29 that will "climate-proof" the water system; demand-based pricing incentivizes rationing; "Wetter wets and Drier Drys", and planning for back-to-back dry years; Santa Cruz has done so well with reducing consumption through conservation that we can't ask people to tighten their belts further; resolution will codify reliability and supply options (4); discussion of aquifer storage and recovery, recycled water, de-salinization (no new dam / reservoir on the table); implementation in progress: up-front and transparent; "Pure Water Soquel" project - Santa Cruz supports (treated water re-injected to keep salt water intrusion at bay [n.b.: pun intended]. An interview on "The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club" with "Dangerous Dan" Orange, "Golden Voice Gene" Fintz, and DJ "Tamarindo" Tamara Caselin Avila airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2022 is Bushwhacker's 3rd year on the air! Thanks for listening!  To support KZSC (& these podcasts), please go to KZSC.FM and click on the "Donate to KZSC" button in the upper right-hand corner. Thanks!