5-20-2011 | MCAR/WCR “Water Forum”

**UPDATE**
Per the Water Forum this last Friday (5-20-2011) Cal-Am General Manager Craig Anthony indicated that second bath additions (ordinance 98) could still move forward – though a change in that position could occur at any time per the State Water Resources Control Board.

Call to Action – Cal-Am New Connection & Intensification of Use Moratorium

WHAT: California Public Utilities Commission Public Participation Hearing – Imposition of a moratorium on certain new or expanded water service connections
WHEN: Monday, December 13, 2010 | 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

WHERE: Monterey City Hall Council Chambers | 580 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA
BACKGROUND
The [...]

More on the Regional Water Project Approval
As was reported last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 4-1 to approve plans to develop the “Regional Water Project”.  Upon completion of phase 1, the project will produce over 10 million gallons of water per day for residents and businesses of the [...]

MCAR CALL TO ACTION | REGIONAL WATER PROJECT PUBLIC HEARINGS

If you attend but one public meeting in your career, let this be the one!
This is it everyone, our last chance to let the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) know where we stand in relation to the Regional Water Project. It is expected that the CPUC will make their final decision in November of this [...]

The real cost of a water solution outweighs the objections

There’s been a lot of talk over the past few weeks about the regional water supply project. Any project of this size and significance will have its critics, and concerns have been raised about its cost.
Just how much will a desalination plant cost the Monterey Peninsula?
The project’s sponsors – the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, [...]

Court Lifts “STAY” on SWRCB CDO

News Release
Date: April 22, 2010                             Contact: David Laredo, General Counsel, 831-646-1502
For Immediate Release                                           Darby Fuerst, General Manager, 831-658-5650
 
COURT LIFTS STAY ON STATE WATER BOARD CEASE AND DESIST ORDER – RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN EFFECT
Mandatory Rationing Not Likely This Year Due to Low Water Use to Date
 
San Jose, CA: The Santa Clara County Superior Court (Judge Kevin Murphy presiding) ruled [...]