Water restrictions will soon be coming to the city of Santa Cruz. The shortage alert will start May first and run through October thirty-first. 2017 saw record breaking storms for Santa Cruz County but, 2018 has been dry since the rainfall last month. Some restrictions under the stage 1 alert will include no landscape watering between certain hours, and restaurants can only serve water upon request. Besides the restrictions, community group ecology action says there plenty of ways people in Santa Cruz can conserve water. For more tips, head to watersavingtips.org