Projects

The projects listed below were funded under the $12.5 million grant awarded by the State Water Resources Control Board's Integrated Regional Water Management Program (IRWMP). They were designated as high priority by the partner agencies during the development of the Preliminary Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for Northern Santa Cruz County

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Project Descriptions ARCHIVES >
Project 1: Manage Implementation of Projects and Administration of Grant

To administer the projects funded under the IRWMP grant . . .


Project 2: Abandoned Well Destruction Program

To identify and destroy abandoned wells that may act as conduits for contaminants in the upper soil to enter groundwater . . .


Project 3: Conjunctive Use and Enhanced Aquifer Recharge

For projects on the San Lorenzo River Watershed to improve and increase drinking water . . .


Project 4: Aptos Watershed Drainage Master Plan

To develop a drainage master plan for the Aptos Watershed . . .


Project 5: Santa Cruz County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program

For projects to reduce the amount of polluted runoff discharged through stormwater into
Monterey Bay . . .


Project 6: Groundwater Recharge Projects and Policies

To Implement small-scale groundwater recharge projects and establish policies and ordinances to protect and enhance groundwater recharge in overdrafted groundwater basins . . .


Project 7: Relocate Sewer Main from New Brighton and Seacliff State Beaches

To install a new sewer line relocated inland to prevent future spills . . .


Project 8: Intake Evaluation for Desalination Facility

To provide design parameters for a regional desalination project and additional drinking water for approximately 135,000 Santa Cruz County residents . . .


Project 9: Polo Grounds Well, Treatment Plant, Pipelines and Water Conservation Project

To implement water conservation measures at the Polo Grounds in Aptos, a 62-acre regional park and adjacent neighborhoods . . .


Project 10: Groundwater Monitoring Wells in the Aromas and Purisima Formations

For projects to improve groundwater levels and quality in the Aromas and Purisima aquifers which supply drinking water to the region . . .


Project 11: Davenport Drinking Water Improvement Project

To modernize the drinking water treatment plant for the community of Davenport . . .  


Project 12: Watsonville Sloughs Integrated Watershed Restoration

 To fund multiple projects to restore wetland habitat and natural function in the Watsonville Slough . . .


Project 13: Integrated Watershed Restoration Program (IWRP, Phase 2)

To fund the second phase of a countywide watershed restoration program . . .


Project 14: Scotts Valley Recycled Water Distribution System

To expand the Scotts Valley Water District's existing recycled water distribution system into new areas around Scotts Valley . . .


Project 15: Coordinated Monitoring Program

To establish a Coordinated Monitoring Program (CMP) to evaluate the effectiveness of overall grant and individual projects . . .


Project 16: Improve Integration of Regional Water Management Plan

To build on the initial IRWM planning effort of the eight participating agencies . . .



Projects