SOUTH COUNTY FIRE SERVICE STUDY
LAFCO accepted the South County Fire Service Study on June 6, 2007. For more information, click here.

TRENDS IN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
LAFCO held a rural fire protection study session on April 4, 2007. The session is summarized in seven documents:

--PowerPoint
--Glossary
--Minutes
--Follow-up Memo
--Dispatch Flow Chart
--Flashover
--Dispatch Quarterly Report.

COUNTYWIDE SERVICE REVIEW
In 2005, LAFCO prepared a review of all municipal-type services in Santa Cruz County. For a link to the report, click here.

WATER REPORT
As is the situation in much of the American west, water is a critical issue in Santa Cruz County. Though blessed with plentiful rainfall in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the major water purveyors in the County are stressed to provide adequate water supplies without depleting the groundwater aquifers and stream sources. LAFCO has compiled supply and demand information from all major water suppliers, and has summarized the current and projected water situation in its 2001 Water Report. To view the report, click here. (PDF format)

IT'S TIME TO DRAW THE LINE
In 2003, the Local Government Committee of the California Senate updated its explanation of how LAFCOs work. To link to that document, click here
(Word document).

FELTON WATER
In 2003, LAFCO evaluated water service options in Felton. Click on the following to link to the study:
Public Review Draft of Service Review
Please note that the water bill comparisons (Table 23) on page 45 were corrected during the public review process. Contact the LAFCO staff to request a copy of the revised table.

In 2006, through LAFCO-authorized proceedings, part of Felton was annexed to the San Lorenzo Valley Water District:
Map

ACTION PAJARO VALLEY
In March 2002, a non-profit group called Action Pajaro Valley completed and published a growth management strategy for the Pajaro Valley. LAFCO is not affiliated with Action Pajaro Valley and has not endorsed its growth management strategy. The following link is provided for people who want to learn more about Action Pajaro Valley's Growth Management Strategy:
http://www.actionpajarovalley.org/

To view a map that shows the proposed growth areas in relation to the current Sphere of Influence for the City of Watsonville, click here.