Water report shows stresses on San Lorenzo Valley supplies

this valley should have more water than we could ever use ... we just need to save more when it rains.

Exchange water regionally?

Herbert says future exchanges with other water districts that have greater availability during certain times of the year is likely. And with other water districts that have lesser availability.

The FLOWbies warned us that Cal Am would send our water out of the district. Looks like it's the SLVWD that is willing to do that.

Interesting what has come to pass.

"the district owns much of its watershed"

This, on its surface, sounds reasonable. But then you notice that recent land purchases just happens to abut SLVWD board members' land.

Can they do that for me? So I can have open space next to my house?

You were warned for the past 10 years that the county would commandeer the water companies and create a county wide water distribution program that would take the water produced here in the San Lorenzo Valley and ship it to the southern portion of the county where the bulk of the housing will be built, but no adequate supply of water exists, thereby condemning the SLV water district customers to reduced supplies and/or rationing. The conspiring of the Greens, Flobies, the County and SLV Water District directors to confiscate private water companies and consolidate them into one district which then will be consolidated into a regional district is coming to pass.
WE TOLD YOU SO.
Dumb Asses in Felton are now paying $700 a year in additional taxes to have their water supply taken and rationing imposed.
Dumb Asses. You wouldn't listen - now you will pay.

Wow, what a shock!(Sarcasm) Former Cal Am customers: You were sheep lead to slaughter. You were so worried about being screwed by the GERMAN OWNED Cal Am (Gasp) that you gave away your water company. Enjoy your 35% rate increase (The rest of the valley says "Thanks", by the way), your high quality water being siphoned off to support SLV Water's problem areas and... oh yeah...the increase in your property taxes. The least that SLV Water should have done is kiss you first!!!PS: Give my regards to your "saviors" the FLOWbies.

South County wants our water? What are we getting in exchange besides mandatory rationing and sinkholes when the aquifers get too empty?

Mountain Woman wrote:

Wow, what a shock!(Sarcasm) Former Cal Am customers: You were sheep lead to slaughter. You were so worried about being screwed by the GERMAN OWNED Cal Am (Gasp) that you gave away your water company. Enjoy your 35% rate increase (The rest of the valley says "Thanks", by the way), your high quality water being siphoned off to support SLV Water's problem areas and... oh yeah...the increase in your property taxes. The least that SLV Water should have done is kiss you first!!!PS: Give my regards to your "saviors" the FLOWbies.

Sarcasm aside, you are absolutely correct. FLOW, the County, Mark Stone, Jeff Almquist, SLV Water District all claimed:

Lower rates - then they raised rates.
Local control - then they closed the Felton office.
Protecting the water resources - now they agree to send it to other areas in the region.

Now Felton residents are saddled with ridiculous property taxes. When you look at what we are paying, it's among the highest in the county.

Only FLOW could make Cal Am look so good.

Pathetic.

There is a much bigger story than the fluff piece reported here. Kurtis - ask around. Feltonites are furious with the FLOW show.

SLVWD only acquired Felton because they planned on shipping water out. All the while planning on raising rates and force rationing in Felton when Felton had never had a forced rationing before. Felton does not need to be in phase II unless SLVWD plans on shipping the water elsewhere. And yes, Stone and others were working backroom deals while ignoring the Brown's act.
Felton customers need at the minimum a refund for every gallon SLVWD ships out.

Hard to take this seriously. Would the county really continue to cram high density low-income housing into every nook and cranny if there really is a water shortage? If so, aren't we just enabling the inevitable by conserving?
I mean why let our lawns die and our cars remain dirty just so the county can justify more housing? When is the decision going to be made to stop all new construction so that those that live here will not have to do without adequate water? Why wait until an emergency is declared?

It was just pointed out to me that FLOW, the County and SLVWD all pushed for a pass on the EIR because the water was not going to "change its place of use". Turns out that was a farce.

There's enough evidence of wrongdoing by FLOW, Santa Cruz County and SLVWD officials to fill a book.

Creekan wrote:

South County wants our water? What are we getting in exchange besides mandatory rationing and sinkholes when the aquifers get too empty?

We'll send you thousands of Mexicans in exchange for your water. Or you can just wait, you'll get them anyway. They're moving north. It's just a matter of time.

Just one tinnie niggly question:

Exactly WHO is going to get our water now, when they need it, and WHEN are "they" going to ship it back when WE need it.

Let's start now. We are in Phase 2 rationing. WE need more water. WHO wants to pony up.

Anyone?

Anyone?

I can't hear YOU.

David Howard wrote:

Exchange water regionally?
Herbert says future exchanges with other water districts that have greater availability during certain times of the year is likely. And with other water districts that have lesser availability.
The FLOWbies warned us that Cal Am would send our water out of the district. Looks like it's the SLVWD that is willing to do that.
Interesting what has come to pass.

Exchange for money! This report will be massaged to meet the ends of selling water in exchange for larger government. Next are the trees.

Lucas wrote:

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We'll send you thousands of Mexicans in exchange for your water. Or you can just wait, you'll get them anyway. They're moving north. It's just a matter of time.

Racism is trite. Get a new act.

Creekan wrote:

South County wants our water? What are we getting in exchange besides mandatory rationing and sinkholes when the aquifers get too empty?

You will get nothing in exchange. We are taking your water for high density housing in Watsonville and there is nothing you can do about it. Your whining is trite. Get over yourself.

When civilizations evergrowing mass dependency on a frail water system fails, the whole civilizations collapse instead of small areas. Its been repeated around the globe many times throughout history.
Unfortunately, local control has become county control. As things get harder, it will become state control. So much for paying for "local" control. Felton now gets to pay hundreds of dollars to have no control and be rationed as its shipped out.

Lucas wrote:

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You will get nothing in exchange. We are taking your water for high density housing in Watsonville and there is nothing you can do about it. Your whining is trite. Get over yourself.

Get back under your bridge ... I think I hear a billygoat over there.

If you haven't changed your shower heads, your toilets and retrofitted your irrigation to drip then you should.

This is the appropriate time for conservation, not blather.