San Lorenzo Valley Water District Government News

11/16/2023
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District announced plans to rebuild one of its major pipelines that was previously destroyed in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire.

09/01/2023
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Manager Rick Rogers will step down after nearly a half-century of service.

08/25/2023
“This is possibly the largest improvement project the District has ever taken on. The replacement of aged and undersize infrastructure will also greatly improve support for future firefighting efforts in the San Lorenzo Valley," said Rick Rogers, general manager of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District.

04/21/2022
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors unanimously selected Jeff Hill as an interim board member. He replaces Lois Henry, who resigned in March.

03/20/2022
Due to concerns on project cost, ratepayer feedback, and environmental impacts and timeliness, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District delayed a decision on how to rebuild some 7 miles of water pipeline destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex fire.

11/23/2021
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors has authorized an inquiry into the potential consolidation of Big Basin Water with SLVWD.

11/13/2021
Bob Fultz, a member of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors and a Boulder Creek resident, writes about the district’s capital obligations for the San Lorenzo Valley Post.

11/03/2021
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors unanimously opted to move forward in exploring a merger with Big Basin Water Co. The vote allows the district to pay for legal expenses to investigate the consolidation and to begin looking for grant money to fund the merger.

08/12/2021
San Lorenzo Valley Water District customers will see an increase of about $10 per billing cycle for the next five years due to the recently adopted CZU wildfire recovery surcharge.

07/29/2021
The San Lorenzo Valley encompasses several communities with their own fire departments and sheriff outposts. But Jayme Ackemann, a member of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors, thinks there should be a local council to create the governmental representation she says the people of SLV both want and deserve.

07/07/2021
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District recently hosted a media tour of the Lyon Surface Water Treatment Plant and offered an update on progress since the CZU fire nearly a year ago.

06/16/2021
The old leaking redwood water tanks have been replaced by six new steel tanks spread throughout the canyon, doubling capacity.

06/09/2021
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District has received a $200,000 grant from the State Coastal Conservancy to clear vegetation around drinking water infrastructure.

05/13/2021
Public affairs consultant and writer Jayme Ackemann has been appointed to the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors, filling the seat vacated by Tina To, who resigned three months into a four-year term.