The location of California American Water's proposed desalination plant has the agricultural community concerned. Slant wells at the desired North Marina site on the Cemex property would suck up brackish water for treatment at the plant, and the de-salted water would then be piped to the Monterey Peninsula. The question hinges on the hydrology of that spot: Would the wells dip into Monterey Bay seawater, or Salinas Valley groundwater? The answer is, we're not sure yet. Here are the Weekly's stories about the issue.
In its ongoing quest for a new Monterey Peninsula water supply, California American Water is pulling 200-foot tubes out of the Moss Landing be…
There are no hydrogeologists on the Marina Planning Commission or the staff of the Marina city planning department, a fact that become very ap…
If only public officials could wring water from their hands, the Peninsula might have a water project already. And there might’ve been a posit…
The story of desal gets so meta sometimes it can be dizzying. In this case, California American Water plans to drill two 350-foot-deep, 6-inch…
It's hard to imagine holes in the sand being quite so controversial, but these aren't the kind of holes kids can dig with plastic beach shovels.
Thirteen holes in the ground, 160 pages of textbook-like reporting on what was in them, and there's still nothing conclusive on exactly whose …
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