In the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, whose student population includes about 900 affected by the flooding that forced evacuation of the town of Pajaro, schools were set to reopen Wednesday after being closed Tuesday. A calm, sunny stretch was ahead as Wednesday dawned, a welcome respite for communities soaked by the recent waves of storms. Since a lot of the pipeline runs through landslide-prone Henry Cowell State Park, she said, it is particularly vulnerable to storm damage. City of Santa Cruz spokesperson Eileen Cross said Wednesday that it was likely the result of an accumulation of damage since January’s storms, rather than just from this week’s atmospheric rivers. The Newell Creek Pipeline, a major artery that connects Loch Lomond Reservoir to the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant, had to be shut down on Tuesday due to a break. The City of Santa Cruz was forced to shut down the only link between its drinking water reservoir and its water treatment plant Tuesday because of storm damage, raising the possibility that the city might ask residents to temporarily cut back on their water usage. Repairs underway to fix key pipeline between Loch Lomond reservoir and Santa Cruz treatment plant An area along Salsipuedes Creek in Watsonville remained under an evacuation warning Wednesday afternoon, meaning residents should be prepared to leave if conditions worsen.įind your zone and more information here. Areas of Watsonville along the Pajaro River and in Felton Grove and Paradise Park along the San Lorenzo River were no longer under evacuation orders, which mean residents are instructed to leave due to dangerous conditions. The agency warned travelers to expect delays in the coming months as it repairs embankments damaged by the Pajaro River flooding that began Friday night when the levee failed upriver of the town of Pajaro.Ĭheck here and here for conditions on county-maintained roads, and here for Caltrans road information.Īlso Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office lifted evacuation orders it had put in place amid heavy rains overnight Monday into Tuesday.
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Caltrans said it would update the public via social media (including Twitter and Facebook) with more specific timing as it becomes available. Southbound lanes were expected to open Wednesday night, with northbound lanes to open by Thursday morning after crews finish clearing debris and making other final checks. But, like with everything else, we just have to wait until it stops raining.” I’ve already talked to the governor’s office about it. “There might even be a chance to expedite the permitting on the project. The flooding “doesn’t complicate because hopefully disaster funds pay for the recent damages and the levee project moves ahead as planned,” Laird added. “The levee project is completely funded and was supposed to start ,” Laird said of $400 million in repairs, “and we just didn’t make it in time.” John Laird was not among the officials who accompanied Newsom on Wednesday, the conditions in Pajaro and future of the levee there were on his mind in a conversation with Lookout’s Christopher Neely. 10, then accompanied President Joe Biden during his visit Jan. It was Newsom’s third official visit to the area this year the governor surveyed storm damage to Capitola Village and Seacliff State Beach on Jan. “The state will continue to work with local and federal partners to ensure this community gets the support it needs to recover and protect against flood risks.”
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Put our free WeatherStreet weather lookup on your web page.“Here in Pajaro and across the state, Californians have shown time and time again their unmatched strength and drive to support one another during times of crisis,” Newsom said. WATSONVILLE, CA extended weather forecast WATSONVILLE, CA 3 hourly weather forecast Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Southeast winds around 5 mph.becoming southwest in the afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening.becoming light. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy.
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