… Since a court-appointed receiver took over operational control of [privately owned water company] Big Basin Water more than two years ago, the system and its estimated 1,200 customers and 550 metered connections deep in the San Lorenzo Valley have been pulled back from the brink of collapse. The focus is now on expanding the system’s capacity and finding a suitable buyer to keep things flowing smoothly for the foreseeable future, said Nicolas Jaber, project leader with Serviam by Wright LLP, which was appointed in 2023 by a Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge to manage and stabilize the company. 

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