Participate with the Coastal Watershed Council in the on-going community effort to monitor the water flowing off our streets into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary during the first significant rain of the wet season. Volunteers monitor specific storm drains during the first initial runoff. Volunteers will be trained to collect water samples that are sent to a professional lab, and to monitor water temperature, conductivity, ph and transparency at the storm drains. Please plan to attend both trainings.
The City of Capitola has been proactively working to reduce its water consumption and serve as an example to its residents for many years. In the first seven months of 2014, we have reduced our overall consumption by 31.7 percent or almost 1.5 million gallons. See the chart below for a quick comparison.
Earlier water conservation efforts began with the removal of all turf from street medians and converting to water-saving flush valves in City facilities. The 2008 remodel and expansion of the Esplanade bathrooms included new water-conserving fixtures and waterless urinals.
The Central Coast Regional Water Board’s new, more stringent development requirements known as, Post-Construction Requirements (PCRs), became effective March 6, 2014. Projects that receive their first discretionary approval for design elements after March 6, 2014 or if no discretionary approval is required, receive their first ministerial permit after that date, are subject to the PCRs.
