Five candidates are running for two seats that could determine control of Silicon Valley’s largest water agency
Over the past two years, Silicon Valley’s largest water provider, the Santa Clara Valley Water District, has had a long list of challenges and setbacks.
Control of the district, which is one of the largest government agencies in Santa Clara County with a budget of $917 million and 904 employees, will be up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election. Voters can begin casting ballots by mail in about two weeks.In District 1, which represents the South County and East Foothills, incumbent John Varela, the former mayor of Morgan Hill who has served 7 years on the water district board, is running unopposed and will retain his seat.
In March the majority voted 4-3 to place Measure A on the June ballot allowing board members to serve four 4-year terms. It passed narrowly with 50.6% of the vote. In interviews this week, both Estremera and Kremen said they copied language from 1998, when Santa Clara County supervisors won voter approval for a measure to extend their terms from two to three. But in hindsight, both said they should have worded it more clearly.
Cantrell, a former tech industry marketer who works as development director for the San Jose Conservation Corps, said he opposes building Pacheco dam, and opposed plans by former Gov. Jerry Brown to build two huge tunnels under the Delta to make it easier to move water from north to south. Kremen and Estremera both voted in 2018 for the water district to support and help fund the twin tunnels, which Gov. Gavin Newsom withdrew when he took office in favor of a smaller one-tunnel plan.
Kremen, 59, said his accomplishments include leading efforts to get $485 million in state bond funding for the Pacheco dam project, pushing for larger rebates for people who buy water-efficient appliances and remove lawns, and getting flood control work completed on parts of San Francisquito Creek.
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