"Confidence was high among weather experts that Thursday's atmospheric storm would bring impressive rainfall totals to Santa Cruz County and the forecast delivered, with one local water official telling the Sentinel that Santa Cruz's Loch Lomond reservoir is already well on its way to spilling. The storm made landfall late Wednesday, but only increased in strength overnight before slamming the county with hours of heavy rainfall throughout most of Thursday."
"Chris Coburn, deputy director of the Santa Cruz Water Department, also told the Sentinel Thursday morning that water totals were already stacking up high and that the city was off to a really strong water year, which began Oct. 1. The Loch Lomond reservoir, which holds 2.8 billion gallons of water and is the city's only drinking water reservoir, had reached about 92% to 93% of its capacity as of Thursday morning, according to Coburn."
An atmospheric storm made landfall late Wednesday and intensified overnight, producing hours of heavy rainfall throughout Thursday across Santa Cruz County. Rainfall totals included 4.79 inches at Ben Lomond, 3.38 inches at Boulder Creek, 3.4 inches at Scotts Valley and 3.16 inches at Soquel as of mid-afternoon Thursday. The deluge pushed the Loch Lomond reservoir, Santa Cruz's only drinking water reservoir with 2.8 billion gallon capacity, to approximately 92–93 percent full. City water officials reported a strong water-year start on Oct. 1 and said that, with even a normal winter from here, Loch Lomond will likely spill.
Read at www.santacruzsentinel.com
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