Pajaro Valley Celebrates College Lake Water Project to Safeguard Groundwater and Farmland

Pajaro Valley celebrates College Lake Water Project to safeguard groundwater and farmland

The largest new water source in the region since 2009, the College Lake project aims to reduce groundwater over-pumping, protect endangered species, and deliver treated water to over 60,000 acres of farmland.

College Lake Water Supply Project wraps up | The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

Over 100 people gathered on Holohan Road Friday to celebrate the completion of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency’s (PVWMA) new College Lake Water Supply Project. The landmark project, designed to protect the Pajaro Valley’s groundwater resources, includes a water intake and fish passage facility, a water treatment plant and a 6-mile-long, 30-inch diameter treated water pipeline to convey water from College Lake to thousands of acres of  …