WSAC Annual Report 2016

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Recycled Water and Desal Did You Know? 2:1 Desalination uses approximately two gallons of seawater to produce one gallon of drinking water. Purified recycled water has been used in California for decades. It is currently used indirectly for things like landscape irrigation, crop irrigation, dust control, industrial cooling and aquifer recharge. The State is examining the feasibility of adopting regulations to use it directly for drinking water. What is the best use for purified recycled water in Santa Cruz? Will using purified recycled water help provide a secure water supply for the community? Will purified recycled water or desalination be needed in addition to water transfers and ASR to fully close the supply gap identified by the WSAC? These are a few of the questions that the Water Department began to study and analyze in 2016 in accordance with the WSAC recommendations. Desal remains a back-up plan if ASR and/or recycled water cannot meet our community’s needs. 6
Next Steps Did You Know? 64% Residents use 64% of the Santa Cruz Water Department water supply, businesses use 19%, agriculture uses 8% and UCSC uses 7%. At its November 24, 2016, meeting, the Santa Cruz City Council directed the City’s Water Commission to assume oversight of the implementation of the WSAC recommendations and agreements. The Commission receives regular reports and presentations from Water Department staff on studies underway; they hear from leading experts on topics like water conservation, ASR and recycled water; and they receive quarterly progress reports on the status of each of the WSAC recommendations. When feasibility, cost and energy studies for each recommendation are completed, it will ultimately be the Water Commission that will make a recommendation to the City Council on the suite of water supply projects that will meet the City’s goal to improve the reliability of its water supply. Each month a summary of the Water Commission meetings and progress made on WSAC recommendations is sent out via an email newsletter. If you would like to receive the monthly email updates, please sign up at santacruzwatersupply.com. 7
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