Announcements
Surfnet Communications Awarded $10M State Grant to Deliver Fiber Broadband to Rural Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Luis Obispo Counties
Surfnet Communications, Inc. (Surfnet), a leading internet service provider for underserved Central Coast communities has been awarded $10,083,005 by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for Surfnet’s new initiative to extend high-speed, fiber broadband...
Local Law Enforcement to run the Flame of Hope through Northern California, kicking off the Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games
More than 3000 Law Enforcement personnel from federal, military, state, county, and local agencies will be running the Special Olympics, “Flame of Hope,” through Northern California from June 17 through June 28. The event is part of the annual Law Enforcement Torch...
Wet Winter, Record Low Demand Result in Improved Groundwater Basin Conditions
The Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (SMGWA) reported Water Year 2023 was a very good year that saw improvements in groundwater sustainability indicators, according to the Annual Report that the agency submitted to the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) this...
Well Replacement Project Restarts in Support of Operational Reliability
The Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) announced construction of its 1,500-foot-deep Sucinto Well is underway. The new well, located on Sucinto Drive, replaces 30-year-old Well 3B which has been in decline for several years and is located on the same site. The new...
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board Approves Rate Increase in Response to Fire and Storm Recovery Costs
FEB 16, 2024 — BOULDER CREEK, CA — The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (the District) today announced the Board of Directors voted 4-1 to approve a proposed rate increase following a Proposition 218 process. The vote was taken at the District’s regularly scheduled...
Metro Rolls Out New “One Ride at a Time” Wildlife Buses in 2024
• METRO Rolls Out New ‘One Ride at a Time’ Wildlife Buses in 2024 • Photographer Kevin Lohman Joins Agency’s Conservation Campaign Santa Cruz, CA (Feb. 1, 2024) With the start of the New Year, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) has unveiled more wildlife...
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board Proposes Rate Increase in Response to Fire and Storm Recovery Costs
Public meetings planned; typical customer would see an increase of 2% in the first year The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors voted on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, to move forward with a Proposition 218 process for a proposed rate increase to address...
Scotts Valley Water District Seeks Public Participation
The Scotts Valley Water District Board of Directors is accepting applications for four community members for open committee positions and two Junior Associate Board Members positions. The deadline to apply is Jan. 10, 2024. Stipends are available. Community Member...
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Appoints Interim General Manager
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) today announced it has approved a contract for Brian Frus to be Interim General Manager, succeeding General Manager Rick Rogers, who retired this month after working for the District for 48 years. Frus, a registered civil...
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Announces District Manager to Retire, Begins Search For Successor
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) today announced that District Manager Rick Rogers will retire in early November. The District’s Board of Directors has begun the process to select his successor. Rogers started his career at SLVWD nearly 50 years ago, when...