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Watsonville California - One lane traffic control planned for Hwy 129 Riverside Drive corridor 03 January 2024 ( news )
Watsonville , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 03,2024
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Please plan for traffic delays beginning Monday , Jan . 8 , 2024
WHEN
: Beginning Monday , Jan . 8 , 9 AM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 7 AM
Construction will not occur on weekends .
WHERE:
One - lane traffic control will occur on Highway 129 - Riverside Drive , west of Union Road .
Streetside parking will be unavailable on Highway 129 - Riverside Drive east of Union Road .
Construction will be taking place on the eastbound lane .
WHAT:
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency ( PV Water ) is developing College Lake as a new water supply for the Pajaro Valley . This project will use the lake water to reduce groundwater pumping , helping to reduce groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion while improving habitat for the endangered South - central California coast steelhead . There are two project components to the project: the Water Treatment Plant and Intake Facilities and the Pipeline .
A 6 - mile , 30 - inch water pipeline is being constructed to transport treated lake water from the new water treatment plant to over 5 , 500 acres of farmland via PV Water’s Coastal Distribution System . Pipeline construction begins Monday , Jan . 8 , on Highway 129 - Riverside Drive and is expected to continue through June .
Construction updates are posted at
www . pvwater . org/constructionand on social media ( Facebook , Instagram ) .
WHY:
Groundwater accounts for more than 90% of water use in the Pajaro Valley Basin . Throughout the Pajaro Valley Groundwater Basin , groundwater levels are overdrafted , meaning there is unsustainable pumping of the groundwater aquifer , which leads to groundwater below sea level . Overdraft conditions result in seawater intrusion , groundwater quality degradation , and groundwater storage depletion .
PV Water’s College Lake Project will provide the largest new source of water in the Pajaro Valley since the completion of the Watsonville Area Water Recycling Facility in 2009 , a facility that is jointly operated by PV Water and the City of Watsonville .
ABOUT PV WATER:
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency ( PV Water ) is a state - chartered water management district and a Groundwater Sustainability Agency formed to efficiently and economically manage existing and supplemental water supplies in order to prevent further increase in and to accomplish continuing reduction of , long - term overdraft . PV Water works to provide and ensure sufficient water supplies for present and future anticipated needs within its boundaries , generally the greater coastal Pajaro Valley . For more information , visit
www . pvwater . orgor
www . facebook . com/PajaroValleyWater
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