Tag: scotts valley water district
Guest Viewpoint | A Water Agency’s Perspective on Fighting Wildfires
Cal Fire is observing Wildfire Preparedness Week from May 4-10, 2025. This week is an opportunity to build awareness around the measures that individuals,...
Scotts Valley Water District well replacement project restarts
Construction of Scotts Valley Water District’s 1,500-foot-deep Sucinto Well is underway.
The new well, located on Sucinto Drive, replaces 30-year-old Well 3B, which has been...
Scotts Valley Water District to replace failing well
Scotts Valley residents will be sippin’ on some fresh new water by the beginning of 2024 thanks to a plan to replace an existing...
Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Scotts Valley
In December, as Scotts Valley approved 52 new housing units—including eight that will be affordably priced—at the new Oak Creek Park “gateway,” Council members...
Resident, SV Water at Odds In Overpayment Refund
The Scotts Valley Water District is refusing to refund more than $1,750 in overpayments it collected from a Green Valley Road resident, over the...
Scotts Valley Drinking Water Plant Upgrades Unveiled
It costs big bucks to ensure one of life’s essential components is fit for human consumption. And on May 25, local officials and media...
Meet the candidates for Scotts Valley Water District Board of Directors:...
As a horticultural consultant and certified master arborist, Ruth Stiles has gained experience working with water efficiency in the landscape setting. It was her interest in water efficiency that first prompted her to apply for an appointed position to the Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) board of directors in December 2014 after Jay Mosley vacated the seat. Now, Stiles is up for re-election this November to continue as a board of director for SVWD.
Meet the candidates for Scotts Valley Water District Board of Directors:...
As just a regular homeowner and rate-payer, Wade Leishman took a special interest in the Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) when rate hikes were discussed toward the end of 2016. Leishman started attending SVWD board meetings regularly and got up to speed on the issues behind the rate increase. Before long, Leishman impressed the district directors with his grasp of the issues for them to appoint him as a board director in July 2017. The seat was unexpectedly left vacant by the death of long-serving director Ken Kannegaard.
Scotts Valley Water Supply: Climate change, not growth, is the larger...
With several large housing projects on the horizon in Scotts Valley, including the Town Center project with a proposed 300 new units of housing, growth has become a hot issue in Scotts Valley, and has raised many questions at public meetings about adequate water supply.
Scotts Valley City Council resumes after summer hiatus, lots on agenda
At last week’s Scotts Valley City Council meeting the council agreed to participate in an ad hoc “Interagency Advisory Subcommittee” tasked with “developing a collective message” between various local agencies on issues surrounding growth and development in Scotts Valley.
San Lorenzo Valley High School senior wins Congressional Art Competition
When it comes to her artistic talents, Claire Hamilton is a winner. Her recent piece of art, “Hearts at Rest,” won multiple awards at...
