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Santa Cruz City

C
Often reaches water
Reported events
137
Total volume
100K gal
Reached waterways
31 (23%)
Reporting since
2007

What caused the overflows

Root Intrusion
45
Equipment Failure
45
Other / Unknown
23
Grease / FOG
19
Capacity Issue
4
Rainfall / Flooding
1

Reported overflow events (showing 137 of 137)

DateVolumeCauseReached waterReceiving water
Dec 26, 202546 galOther / UnknownYes—
Dec 26, 202546 galRoot IntrusionYesArana Creek
Oct 20, 2024160 galGrease / FOG——
Oct 20, 2024160 galGrease / FOG—No water body affected
Feb 4, 20242K galOther / UnknownYesHagemann Gulch Creek
Oct 30, 20231K galEquipment Failure——
Jul 22, 2023840 galRoot Intrusion——
Jun 2, 2023400 galRoot IntrusionYesSurface Water
May 5, 202325 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Jan 16, 202372K galCapacity IssueYesDrainage Channel;Paved Surface;Street/Curb and Gutter
Dec 23, 202220 galGrease / FOGYesPaved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Dec 2, 2022200 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Oct 31, 202215 galGrease / FOG—Street/Curb and Gutter;Unpaved surface
Oct 22, 20225 galGrease / FOG—Street/Curb and Gutter
Aug 30, 20221K galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
Jul 5, 202210 galRoot Intrusion—Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Feb 28, 202225 galEquipment Failure—Paved Surface
Feb 15, 202225 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
Feb 8, 202220 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
Nov 3, 202140 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
Oct 27, 2021415 galGrease / FOGYesSurface Water
Oct 25, 2021250 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Oct 18, 202165 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below);Street/Curb and Gutter
Oct 1, 202120 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Aug 8, 2021225 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Jul 5, 20217 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain
Mar 11, 202110 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Jan 25, 202125 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Jan 13, 2021200 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Jan 13, 20214K galOther / UnknownYesPaved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Aug 6, 202075 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Aug 5, 202075 galEquipment Failure—Unpaved surface
Aug 3, 202010 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Jun 12, 202040 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Jun 4, 20202K galEquipment FailureYesSeparate Storm Drain
May 5, 20205 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Mar 12, 202015 galGrease / FOG—Other (specify below)
Feb 15, 202020 galOther / Unknown—Other (specify below)
Nov 10, 20198 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain
May 11, 20195 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Mar 15, 201925 galOther / UnknownYesOther (specify below);Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Feb 8, 201960 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below);Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Jan 2, 201915 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain
Dec 19, 2018270 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Dec 17, 20185 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Dec 11, 201850 galEquipment Failure—Paved Surface;Street/Curb and Gutter
Dec 7, 201862 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Nov 21, 20185 galOther / Unknown—Other (specify below)
Nov 5, 20185 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Oct 12, 20181 galOther / Unknown—Other (specify below)
Sep 28, 20183 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
May 22, 201815 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Apr 10, 201820 galGrease / FOG—Other (specify below)
Mar 29, 201810 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Jan 6, 201820 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Nov 12, 201715 galEquipment Failure—Other (specify below)
Jul 26, 201755 galEquipment FailureYesDrainage Channel;Other (specify below);Paved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter;Surface Water
Feb 26, 20175 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Feb 20, 2017200 galRainfall / FloodingYesDrainage Channel;Other (specify below);Paved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter;Surface Water
Feb 8, 201720 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Jan 31, 201725 galGrease / FOG—Other (specify below);Paved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Dec 27, 201625 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Nov 27, 201615 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Nov 17, 20165 galOther / Unknown—Other (specify below)
Oct 21, 201610 galRoot Intrusion—Street/Curb and Gutter;Unpaved surface
Aug 11, 20161 galEquipment FailureYesUnpaved surface
May 12, 201625 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
May 6, 201610 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
Mar 27, 20163 galRoot Intrusion—Street/Curb and Gutter
Mar 14, 20165 galEquipment Failure—Paved Surface;Street/Curb and Gutter
Feb 10, 201650 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Feb 3, 201650 galRoot IntrusionYesSeparate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Feb 3, 2016900 galRoot IntrusionYesSeparate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Jan 5, 201650 galEquipment FailureYesSeparate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Dec 21, 20152K galEquipment FailureYesPaved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter;Surface Water
Dec 3, 20155 galGrease / FOG—Paved Surface;Street/Curb and Gutter
Nov 10, 201550 galRoot IntrusionYesDrainage Channel
Aug 26, 201520 galEquipment Failure—Unpaved surface
Apr 14, 201510 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Mar 15, 201525 galEquipment FailureYesPaved Surface;Surface Water
Jan 19, 201510 galEquipment Failure—Separate Storm Drain
Nov 11, 201450 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Sep 11, 201410 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Sep 3, 2014100 galRoot Intrusion—Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Aug 19, 201415 galRoot Intrusion—Paved Surface;Street/Curb and Gutter
Jun 14, 20145 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
May 23, 201435 galEquipment FailureYesDrainage Channel
May 19, 20142 galEquipment Failure—Street/Curb and Gutter
Mar 23, 201450 galRoot Intrusion—Paved Surface;Separate Storm Drain;Street/Curb and Gutter
Mar 18, 201420 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
Mar 15, 20143 galRoot Intrusion—Other (specify below)
Mar 14, 20141 galRoot Intrusion—Street/Curb and Gutter
Feb 4, 201410 galGrease / FOG—Unpaved surface
Jan 3, 201425 galRoot Intrusion—Separate Storm Drain
Jan 1, 201420 galGrease / FOG—Unpaved surface
Dec 31, 201325 galEquipment Failure—Unpaved surface
Nov 26, 201325 galRoot Intrusion—Separate Storm Drain
Nov 25, 201315 galEquipment Failure—Unpaved surface
Aug 29, 201310 galRoot Intrusion—Other paved surface
Jun 11, 2013150 galRoot Intrusion—Street/curb and gutter;Unpaved surface
Dec 19, 2012275 galOther / Unknown—Separate storm drain;Street/curb and gutter;Unpaved surface
Dec 13, 2012200 galGrease / FOGYesSeparate storm drain
Sep 28, 201215 galOther / Unknown—Separate storm drain
Jul 7, 201215 galOther / Unknown—Other paved surface
Dec 4, 20115 galGrease / FOG—Separate storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
May 4, 201125 galGrease / FOG—Street/curb and gutter
Feb 25, 2011425 galRoot Intrusion—Separate storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Jan 7, 201115 galOther / Unknown—Street/curb and gutter;Unpaved surface
Sep 19, 201050 galOther / Unknown—Unpaved surface
Sep 19, 201075 galOther / UnknownYesOther paved surface;Street/curb and gutter
Jun 27, 201030 galRoot Intrusion—Street/curb and gutter
Dec 31, 200975 galGrease / FOG—Street/curb and gutter
Dec 18, 200925 galOther / Unknown—Street/curb and gutter;Other (specify below)
Oct 26, 2009150 galCapacity Issue—Other paved surface;Storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Oct 7, 200940 galRoot Intrusion—Street/curb and gutter
Sep 5, 2009250 galOther / Unknown—Street/curb and gutter
Aug 9, 2009200 galOther / Unknown—Street/curb and gutter
Jul 6, 2009200 galOther / UnknownYesOther paved surface;Storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Jun 4, 2009250 galRoot IntrusionYesStorm drain;Surface water
Feb 16, 2009600 galCapacity IssueYesStorm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Jan 25, 200950 galRoot Intrusion—Storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Jan 16, 200975 galGrease / FOG—Storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Jan 14, 2009250 galEquipment Failure—Unpaved surface;Other (specify below)
Nov 7, 200850 galRoot Intrusion—Separate storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
Nov 5, 20083K galOther / Unknown—Unpaved surface;Other (specify below)
Jun 18, 2008150 galCapacity IssueYesStorm drain;Other (specify below)
May 27, 2008500 galRoot IntrusionYesSurface water
May 27, 200875 galRoot Intrusion—Storm drain;Street/curb and gutter
May 20, 200850 galOther / UnknownYesSurface water
Feb 23, 2008100 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface;Other (specify below)
Oct 15, 2007400 galRoot Intrusion—Street/curb and gutter;Unpaved surface
Oct 1, 2007400 galGrease / FOGYesOther paved surface;Unpaved surface
Sep 9, 2007450 galOther / UnknownYesOther (specify below)
Sep 9, 2007450 galOther / Unknown—Other (specify below)
Jun 13, 20071 galGrease / FOG—Storm drain
May 4, 200720 galRoot Intrusion—Unpaved surface
May 3, 2007325 galOther / UnknownYesStorm drain

Source: California (CIWQS). Volumes are utility-reported estimates. Some events lack precise coordinates or volumes.