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Why Santa Cruz's water is secure this year, despite California's drought

Santa Cruz City Water Department
Loch Lomond reservoir is the city of Santa Cruz's primary water source.

As another dry summer looms for California, Santa Cruz city's small Loch Lomond reservoir is nearly full.

Jerimiah Oetting is KAZU’s news director. Prior to his career in public media, he was a field biologist with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service.