For information on Sustainable Water, contact Rick Longinotti, longinotti@baymoon.com.
Save Some Water for the Fish
click to view 21 minute video online
This video describes the habitat needs of native coho and steelhead salmon in the San Lorenzo River. Don Alley, fisheries biologist, explains how human activity has caused a severe decline in fish populations, and what we can do about it. The film is timely, since the National Marine Fisheries Service has entered final negotiations with the City of Santa Cruz on a habitat conservation plan that will require the City to reduce its water diversion from the river and coastal streams.
The Transition Santa Cruz Draft Towards a Sustainable Water Plan:
- Scroll to the bottom of this page to download the pdf of the 34 page report.
- View the document online by clicking each article in the table of contents. Post your comments by logging in at the bottom of each page. We require your first and last name as your log-in name.
- Contact the editor, Rick Longinotti
Summary: What's In this Report
Part 1, The Transition Perspective
Our Water Supply in a World of Declining Energy
Criteria for Evaluating Water Supply Strategies
Part 2, Our Local Water Challenges
Santa Cruz: Drought Security and Fish Habitat
Soquel Creek Water District: Aquifer Overdraft
Part 3 Sustainable Water Solutions
Conservation: Soquel Creek Water District
Santa Cruz: Conservation to Achieve Drought Security
Cultural Shift: From Water Consumers to Water Savers
Decentralized Water Solutions: Composting Toilets and Food Security?
Accomodating and LImiting Growth
New Water Supply Strategy: Making Use of Winter Flows
Part 4 Resources for Action
| Attachment | Size |
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| Sustainable Water Planv5.pdf | 7.5 MB |