 What We Stand For
 Customer
Needs
The needs of current customers should come first. They should
not be expected to bear the financial burden of meeting water demands
of new customers.
Salt-water
Intrusion
Our aquifers are still being over-drafted and at risk of
salt-water intrusion,
even with increased conservation. Decisions addressing this critical
issue should be
based on expert science in coastal aquifers. No possible solution
should be left unexplored.
Clean
Water
With global warming, California faces a clean water crisis.
We must fund new infrastructure to adapt.
Conservation
Conservation programs and financial incentives can reduce our
current water deficit.
Supply
and Demand Balance
Future generations deserve to inherit a plentiful water
supply.
Global warming will challenge water-demand management techniques of the
past,
so we must investigate all options.
Environmental
Protection
Soquel Creek, the ocean, and other mid-county waterways and
their wildlife must be protected.
Open,
Honest Management
We're all impacted by a water crisis.
Developing a partnership among directors, customers, and other agencies
is critical.
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 What We've Accomplished
Responded
to Customer Needs
- Saved $1.25 million by refinancing bonds.
- Found and won millions of dollars in government grants for the
District.
- Created a charge so new development pays its full share of any new
water supply and thereby ensuring that existing customers do not
subsidize new development.
Protected
against Salt-water Intrusion
- Imposed a "demand-offset program" so new development preserves
existing water supplies by providing
older buildings with water-saving fixtures to offset the amount of
water to be consumed by the new project.
- Reduced saltwater intrusion risk by reversing 20 years of
over-pumping.
Cleaned-up
Water
- constructed a treatment facility to remove arsenic at a bargain cost.
- improved water quality by blending-down Chromium6.
Conserved
Water
- Implemented innovative water conservation measures which have
actually reduced water consumption for the first time in the district's
history.
Balancing
Supply and Demand
- Identified several new water supply options and began arduous testing
of each option's viability.
Protected
our Enviroment
- Diligently monitored ocean, aquifers, streams, and fish for any
impacts.
- Began analysis and actions to reduce carbon footprint.
Managed
Openly and Honestly
- Invited the public to participate in all problem-solving.
- Assembled a world-class science advisory committee and formed task
forces with neighboring districts. |
Dr. Thomas LaHue
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