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	Santa Cruz AMA
		The management goal of the Santa Cruz AMA is to maintain a safe-yield condition in the active management area and to prevent local water tables from experiencing long term declines.
		The primary goal of the Santa Cruz AMA Conservation Program is to gradually reduce water consumption by encouraging the use of the best available water conservation practices and maximizing the efficient use of all water supplies including the direct use of effluent.
		The hydrogeologic characteristics of the aquifers in the Santa Cruz AMA and their close relationship with surface water flow presents a challenge to augmentation and recharge that needs to be addressed with innovative approaches.
	www.water.az.gov /WaterManagement/Content/AMAs/SantaCruzAMA (1111 words)

	River Grove Resort in the Santa Cruz, California area.
		Located on the banks of the San Lorenzo River in Felton, California among the white, sandy beaches, redwood forests, and vibrant communities of the Santa Cruz area, River Grove Resort is a scenic camping resort that is easy to reach and is also convenient to nearby attractions.
		Santa Cruz is known as "Surf City," but the outdoor activities go far beyond the waves.
		The Santa Cruz area enjoys a mountainous coastal terrain with pleasant summers, warm autumns, and mild winters.
	www.campingfriend.com /RiverGroveResort/default.asp?source=CTPA&strExchange= (462 words)

	Connection to nature dying with rivers
		Rivers breathe life into places and people, pulling them toward the sound of water kissing rocks, the sight of a bird or a butterfly, the cool touch of a breeze or a tree.
		The threat to the Santa Cruz there was clear: poor ranching practices on the watershed and groundwater pumping by Nogales, Sonora, which is reaching farther afield every year to quench its thirst.
		Projects like Rio Nuevo (the New River) and Paseo de las Iglesias (Path of the Churches) are under study, and the river is a key piece of the county's desert conservation plan.
	www.azcentral.com /specials/special06/articles/0810rivers-a1blomo-0810.html (2088 words)

	Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market - LocalHarvest
		The Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market is Thursdays from 4-7pm May-Oct and 3-6 pm Nov - April at the Santa Cruz River Park in the parking lot, one block South of Speedway Boulevard and just West of I-10, near north Riverside Avenue and West Ontario Street.
		Santa Cruz River Park South of Speedway and West of the 1-10 at Riverside and On Tucson, AZ 85745
		Santa Cruz River Park in the parking lot One block South of Speedway, just West of the Interstate 10, near North Riverside Avenue and West Ontario Street.
	www.localharvest.org /farmers-markets/M11531 (124 words)

	Santa Cruz County: History
		Santa Cruz County is located the southernmost central part of Arizona, bordering Mexico and serving as the gateway to North America's most important port of entry, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
		While one of the state's smallest counties, Santa Cruz County is also one of Arizona's most diverse and interesting destinations, offering an eclectic blend of history, culture, art, recreation, shopping, cuisine and entertainment in a beautiful and relaxing setting.
		Santa Cruz County, created in 1899 by Arizona's 20th Territorial Assembly, is named after the Santa Cruz River which was named in the late 1600s by Father Kino.
	www.co.santa-cruz.az.us /history.html (668 words)

	Bolivia Web - Bolivia and Main Cities - Santa Cruz
		The city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra was founded by Ñuflo de Chávez on February 26, 1560.
		Santa Cruz supplied the rest of the colony with cotton, rice, sugar and fruit.
		By November 1996, according to data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística ( INE), the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra had a population of 904,376 inhabitants.
	www.boliviaweb.com /cities/scruz.htm (665 words)

	Tumacácori National Historical Park - The Santa Cruz River (U.S. National Park Service)
		The Tumacácori Mission unit of Tumacácori NHP protects a mile of the Santa Cruz River and its rare southwest cottonwood-willow riparian (streamside) environment, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the United States.
		The Santa Cruz River is naturally an intermittent stream, with water flowing only beneath the sandy surface in places during parts of the year.
		Among the most serious impacts to western river ecosystems are water diversion, groundwater pumping, livestock grazing, land clearing and development, the elimination of native species such as the beaver, and the introduction of non-native animals and plants such as the bullfrog and the tamarisk tree.
	www.nps.gov /tuma/naturescience/scriver.htm (355 words)

	The Lessening Stream: An Environmental History of the Santa Cruz River
		Michael Logan examines the social, cultural, and political history of the Santa Cruz Valley while interpreting the implications of various cultures' impacts on the river and speculating about the future of water in the region.
		Logan traces river history through three eras—archaic, modern, and postmodern—to capture the human history of the river from early Native American farmers through Spanish missionaries to Anglo settlers.
		He also contemplates the future of the Santa Cruz by confronting the serious problems posed by groundwater pumping in Tucson and addressing the effects of the Central Arizona Project on the river valley.
	www.uapress.arizona.edu /books/bid1422.htm (414 words)

	SCERP Project Number: WQ93_12
		The Santa Cruz River watershed is an international river basin and aquifer complex which includes the international twin cities of Nogales, Arizona/Sonora (Ambos Nogales) (Figure 3).
		Water and sediment quality, and periphyton were sampled quarterly at thirteen of fourteen study locations positioned along the Upper Santa Cruz River from the USGS gauge station near the U.S.-Mexico border to near the Santa Cruz County line about 60 km north of the border (Figure 3).
		The Upper Santa Cruz River entering the US from Mexico and upstream of the IWWTP is typical of many arid region rivers with moderate conductance and hardness, alkaline pH, and relatively low nutrient and metal concentrations.
	www.scerp.org /projects/WQ93_12.html (4844 words)

	California Mission History: Santa Cruz
		He came to the mouth of a fine river, noted the lush vegetation and forest of tall trees, and concluded the place would support a large and successful community.
		In 1797 the Spanish governor established a pueblo immediately across the river from the mission.
		The resulting panic at Santa Cruz, plus looting by the citizens of Branciforte, did more damage to the mission than could have been accomplished by the pirate.
	www.californiamissions.com /cahistory/santacruz.html (285 words)

	Climate Variability and Social Vulnerability in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
		This stretch of river is fed by treated effluent from the NIWWTP, which during a twelve-month period for 1992/93 discharge 17.2 Mm Average annual stream flow from the Santa Cruz AMA into the Tucson AMA to the north is about 26.2 Mm per year (based on a 44-year record from 1940-93).
		Based on 1990 data for the San Pedro River basin, 30 percent of total water depletion for the basin is used in agriculture, 44 percent to maintain natural ecosystems, 17 percent in industry, and 9 percent for municipalities and domestic use, with 93 percent of the demand met by groundwater.
		The consumptive use (water demand) of crops in the Santa Cruz AMA is slightly less (10 to 50 percent depending on the crop) than in the northern parts of the basin because higher elevations mean cooler temperatures, less evapotranspiration, and higher rainfall.
	geochange.er.usgs.gov /sw/impacts/society/border (9136 words)

	Border Environment Research Reports - Number 4
		Therefore, the study of factors with the potential of negatively affecting the river, such as pollutants, declining vegetation along its banks, or decreased water levels due to excessive groundwater pumping, is of critical importance.
		A recent detailed investigation of the Santa Cruz River Basin by Arizona State University researchers, sponsored by the Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP), concluded that in order to maintain the health of the river, natural vegetation must be preserved and encouraged and groundwater pumping must be carefully managed.
		Aquifers along the Santa Cruz River and its tributaries are tapped by dozens of municipal wells to supply water for Ambos Nogales, as well as for agriculture and mining.
	www.scerp.org /docs/berr4.html (1675 words)

	History of the Sewerage System of the City of Santa Cruz
		Between 1860 and 1870, population of Santa Cruz increased from 950 to 2,561.
		The portion of town west of the San Lorenzo River, except for the beach area, was sewered to an outfall discharging to the Pacific Ocean at Woodrow Avenue and West Cliff Drive.
		The consultant's work showed that treated sewage could be discharged to Santa Cruz harbor through a submarine outfall without endangering public health or creating a nuisance and that this would be the most economical of the feasible alternatives.
	www.santacruzpl.org /history/comserv/scsewers.shtml (3604 words)

	Biological Values of the West Branch of the Santa Cruz River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The West Branch of the Santa Cruz River is the least degraded and highest-biodiversity portion of the Santa Cruz River floodplain near Tucson.
		The Santa Cruz River, first and foremost, was the heart of the regional ecosystem.
		The Santa Cruz River runs down from the international border near Nogales to the Tucson region, where the floor of its valley broadens into a fertile floodplain.
	www.co.pima.az.us /cmo/sdcp/sdcp2/reports/WB/WestB.htm (2524 words)

	Santa Cruz, California (Cities)
		The University of California, Santa Cruz campus was opened in 1965 and has a population of 10,117 (1996).
		Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County, of which it is the county seat, south of San Francisco between Santa Clara and Salinas along Highway 1 on the Pacific Ocean.
		Santa Cruz is part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California metro area.
	www.ohwy.com /ca/s/santacru.htm (233 words)

	Santa Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is believed that in the 17th century, Father Kino named the region Santa Cruz.
		He did so because the Santa Cruz River flows from Arizona into Mexico and then winds itself back into Southern Arizona, only to head underground and become a part of the Gila River.
		Santa Cruz might be a small county, but it is packed full of interesting places to visit.
	www.arizonan.com /SantaCruzCounty (349 words)

	Travel and Recreation: Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The river from which Santa Cruz County derives its name begins in the San Rafael Valley, winds south through Mexico, then makes a surprising north turn to re-enter Arizona at Nogales only to disappear north of Picacho Peak where, underground, it joins the Gila River that flows through Phoenix.
		Santa Cruz County and its river are the place where it all began, the first European inhabited area of Arizona.
		According to the mythology, in the 17th century, Father Kino named the region Santa Cruz, or “holy cross,” based on the odd flow of the river.
	www.nogaleschamber.com /travel/communities.html (705 words)

	Dead Santa Cruz River trees near Nogales mystify experts \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		This area is part of the last remaining section of the Santa Cruz that retains the rich, riverfront habitat of cottonwoods and willows that dominated the river as far north as Tucson a century ago.
		Today, the trees in the Upper Santa Cruz north of Nogales are nourished by treated sewage effluent that flows from the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment plant.
		The river typically runs 6 inches deep and 10 to 15 feet wide from the plant to the Tubac area.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/93435 (1022 words)

	Free to Roam: Animals of the Santa Cruz River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Santa Cruz River a treasure for three nations-Mexico, the United States, and the Tohono O'odham-originates in the United States' San Rafael Valley, located in Santa Cruz County.
		The river was lush with sedges and cattail, scattered ash, cottonwood, hackberry and willows.
		Away from the river, grassland and desert scrub covered the valley floor, with piñon and juniper woodland at slightly higher elevations.
	www.sonoranborderlands.com /animals.html (383 words)

	Tucson Weekly: River Rebirth (March 29 - April 4, 2001)
		When Opha was a boy living along the Santa Cruz River in the 1920s and '30s, he and his twin brother Okey used it as a playground.
		Back in the 19th century, there was still enough water in the Santa Cruz to support a beaver population and numerous species of ducks.
		Probasco will share his memories of life along the river at Walking and Talking the River, A Symposium on the Santa Cruz River Urban Corridor, a conference to be held this weekend at the Manning House downtown.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/2001-03-29/curr3.html (1007 words)

	Santa Cruz Sand Trout Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The native fish of that stretch of the river became extinct, with the exception of the Santa Cruz Sand Trout, which evolved a capability to live in an environment completely devoid of water.
		A petition to have the Santa Cruz Sand Trout declared an endangered species is being prepared by the Baja Arizona Ministry of Commercial Fisheries.
		The Santa Cruz Sand Trout has also been nominated for an award for water conservation efficiency as it is the only known Arizona species of fish which requires zero gallons per capita of water to survive.
	www.bandersnatch.com /trout.htm (340 words)

	Argentina Trout Fishing Santa Cruz offers Steelhead fly fishing guided fishing trips and vacations
		The Rio Santa Cruz is over 380kms long from its source in the huge glacier fed Lagos Argentinos to the Atlantic Ocean at Santa Cruz.
		The Santa Cruz is a big river and may be compared in volume to the Skeena or even Columbia River.
		Until recently the fishing on the Santa Cruz has been confined to the huge estuary area and absolutely no effort directed to exploring the over 380 kms of the river from its source in Lagos Argentinos close to the Chilean border.
	www.wherewisemenfish.com /_Argentina_Trout_Fishing_Santa_Cruz (1495 words)

	The Santa Cruz River Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first CD from Michael J. Ronstadt, Ted Ramirez and the Santa Cruz River Band is, by turns, beautiful, haunting, sorrowful and joyous.
		The vision statement of the Santa Cruz River Band is "It's All About the Music." and their performances show that they truly believe in that vision.
		Gil Brown brought out his banjo to the huapango number, "Rogaciano." This weekend marked the first use of banjo for a huapango number by The Santa Cruz River Band, and Ted believes it may have been the first time that the banjo was ever used for a huapango number anywhere.
	www.santacruzriverband.com /scrb_reviews.htm (2499 words)

	Fishing - Steelhead in Argentina, Santa Cruz River
		The Santa Cruz demands different gear from that used on other rivers, because it is 400 kilometres long and from 100 to 500 metres wide, with a flow of 1300 cubic metres per second in the month of March.
		In spite of its remoteness, the Santa Cruz basin was one of the first in Patagonia to be sown with Salmonidae.
		Meanwhile a similar fish caught in the Santa Cruz river resided two years in fresh water and was coming back to the river in its seventh reproductive migration, each time having spent about six months in the ocean (thus reaching nine years of age).
	www.fisheyesoup.com /article_details/485.html (1009 words)

	Santa Cruz NHA Prospectus - cdarc.org
		At the headwaters of the Santa Cruz River in Arizona, the San Rafael Ranch State Park includes an early 20th century ranch house and remains of earlier Anglo and Mexican ranches.
		The river flows on the surface through much of the upper valley in the San Rafael Valley and Sonora, and its tributaries flow in the Sonoita and Cienega valleys, supporting many native and migratory species.
		In a project called Paseo de Las Iglesias, city, county, and federal agencies are planning the restoration of the Santa Cruz River flow and riparian habitats between the San Xavier mission and the Tucson Origins Cultural Park.
	www.centerfordesertarchaeology.org /pages/heritage/scha_pros.php (2135 words)

	About Santa Cruz - History
		Across the San Lorenzo River, in what is now known as East Santa Cruz, Villa de Branciforte was established It was founded by the Spanish as one of three civil settlements or pueblos in California.
		California became a state in 1849, and Santa Cruz County was created in 1850 as one of the twenty-seven original counties.
		Santa Cruz was incorporated in 1866 as a town under the laws of the State of California and received its first charter as a city in 1876.
	www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us /about/briefhis.html (379 words)

	DARWIN'S VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He rode horseback 300 miles northwest over dangerous roads to Santa Fe, on an arm of the Parana River.
		In January 1834, the ship headed south from Deseado and again went to Tierra del Fuego, on down to near the southern tip of South America, then up by the Falkland Islands, and over to the coast again.
		From April 18 to May 8, Darwin helped survey the Santa Cruz River by boat.
	www.pathlights.com /ce_encyclopedia/20hist05.htm (2147 words)

	Santa Cruz County: Communities
		Nestled in the Santa Cruz River Valley, the picturesque beauty of Amado is a paradise for birdwatchers, nature-lovers, and city folk alike.
		The wide range of ecosystems extend from rugged peaks and pine forests of the Santa Rita mountains, named for the patroness of impossible causes, and spring fed canyons to the Sonoran desert and Santa Cruz River Valley.
		Patagonia is a quaint hamlet that rests between the majestic Santa Rita Mountains and the beautiful Patagonia Mountains at the intersection of Harshaw and Sonoita Creeks.
	www.co.santa-cruz.az.us /communities.html (996 words)

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