Santa Cruz to hold public meetings on possible water rights update
City of Santa Cruz water rights — that were established more than 50 years ago — are up for revision and will be discussed at two forthcoming public meetings. The rights, allocated by the California State Water Resources Control Board, dictate where and how water suppliers can use and move water. … The revision to the rights, could open up doors for the city to store winter water in aquifers such as the Mid County Groundwater Basin, by which Soquel Creek and Central Water Districts both pull water from.