1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The water district owns 4000 acres, including the Loch Lomond reservoir; the water department is asking the City of Santa Cruz to vote on a new direction on 11/29 that will &quot;climate-proof&quot; the water system; demand-based pricing incentivizes rationing; &quot;Wetter wets and Drier Drys&quot;, and planning for back-to-back dry years; Santa Cruz has done so well with reducing consumption through conservation that we can't ask people to tighten their belts further; resolution will codify reliability and supply options (4); discussion of aquifer storage and recovery, recycled water, de-salinization (no new dam / reservoir on the table); implementation in progress: up-front and transparent; &quot;Pure Water Soquel&quot; project - Santa Cruz supports (treated water re-injected to keep salt water intrusion at bay [n.b.: pun intended]. An interview on &quot;The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club&quot; with &quot;Dangerous Dan&quot; Orange, &quot;Golden Voice Gene&quot; Fintz, and DJ &quot;Tamarindo&quot; Tamara Caselin Avila airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2022 is Bushwhacker's 3rd year on the air! Thanks for listening!&amp;nbsp; To support KZSC (&amp;amp; these podcasts), please go to KZSC.FM and click on the &quot;Donate to KZSC&quot; button in the upper right-hand corner. Thanks! KZSC Santa Cruz http://kzsc.fm/talk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42257680/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/204591425