Posts Tagged: Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project

Attempt to take over Cal-Am is a gross overreach

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by JENNIFER CAPITOLO posted 02.07.2025

OPINION – The Monterey Peninsula’s water system is extensive — made up of 680 miles of pipeline and 100 water storage tanks — and provides reliable service to 100,000 residents and businesses throughout the region. Unfortunately, a planning agency that has never managed or operated a water system is distracting Cal-Am from the important business of planning for the future by attempting a hostile takeover of the water system. 

A deep dive into groundwater, desalination

Marina Beach north of Monterey, near the site of a planned desalination plant. (Photo: Marina Coast Water District)

by Keith Van Der Maaten posted 06.20.2018

OPINION: At the height of the recent drought, the legislature passed and Gov. Brown signed legislation, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), that for the first time required California water agencies to account for groundwater pumping and held them accountable for the development of sustainable plans for the future. Groundwater accounts for approximately 30% of the state’s water supply.