Environmental Health

Current Commission Members

Cherie Bobbe - 1st District - Appointed 1/15/19 - Term Expires 4/1/21

Carol Hamilton Monkerud, Chair - 2nd District - Appointed 4/1/05 - Term Expires 4/1/21

Linda Wilson - 3rd District - Appointed 3/19/91 - Term Expires 4/1/23

Brian Lockwood - 4th District - Appointed 4/16/19 - Term Expires 4/1/23

Bryan Largay - 5th District - Appointed 9/10/19 - Term Expires 4/1/21

Chris Berry - Representative of Public Water Purveyors - Appointed 5/1/04 - Term Expires 4/1/23

Patrick Owen Sharp - Representative of Private/Mutual Water Companies - Appointed 1/24/17 - Term Expires 4/1/21

Water Advisory Commission

Commission Structure:

The Commission consists of seven members, five of whom are concerned citizens appointed by individual supervisors and two that are appointed at large. The two at large positions represent public water purveyors and private or mutual water companies in the county. Sierra Ryan, Interim Water Resources Manager in the EHS division of the Health Service Agency, serves as administrative secretary to the Commission. Sierra may be reached at (831) 454-3133 or via e-mail at Sierra.Ryan@SantaCruzCounty.US .

Role:

The Commission was established in 1975 to serve as a policy advisory body to the Board of Supervisors (Board) on issues relating to the use and protection of the county's water resources.

Staffing, funding, and other resources available to the Commission necessarily limit the duties and responsibilities of the Commission. Therefore, the Commission utilizes discretion in devoting time to those activities that are most important to achieving its overall goal of enhancing and preserving Santa Cruz County water resources. County departments (Planning, Environmental Health Services (EHS), and Public Works (DPW)) will assist the Commission in its work, by including the Commission in water related correspondence, and by having staff provide timely oral reports on pending issues.

Biennial Report:

Every other year, at the end of January, the Commission submits a bi-annual report to the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrative Officer. This report highlights the activities, accomplishments and future goals of the Commission.

Click here to view the 2018-2019 Annual Report

Click here to view the 2016-17 Annual Report

Click here to view the 2014-15 Annual Report

Regular Commission Meetings:

Times and dates: 4:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each even numbered month. Due to concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the WAC meetings are now held online.

Location: Virtual

Agendas: Agendas are posted at least five days in advance of meetings, and are distributed to all Board members, local water districts, AMBAG, interested persons and the press. Agendas and attachments are posted on the County website, including Past Agendas and Minutes from previous meetings: Water Advisory Commission Meetings