WATER-RUNOFF RULES HAMPER DEVELOPMENT 12/19/12 8:00a DMF

DUE TO STRICT STORM WATER REGULATIONS, DEVELOPERS HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME DEVELOPING WITHIN WATSONVILLE CITY LIMITS. THAT ACCORDING TO A PRESENTATION GIVEN BY ROBERT KELLY, WATER QUALITY DISTRICT SPECIALIST WITH WATSONVILLE’S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. CURRENT STATE REGULATIONS REQUIRE NEW BUILDINGS DEVELOPED WITHIN CITY LIMITS ACCOMMODATE UP TO THREE INCHES OF STORM WATER RUNOFF THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS DETENTION PONDS. ACCORDING TO WATSONVILLE CITY MANAGER CARLOS PALACIOS, THE NEW WALGREENS TO BE DEVELOPED ON MAIN STREET IS CURRENTLY FACING THIS ISSUE.