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The drip continues in MPWMD's efforts to buyout Cal Am.
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The drip continues in MPWMD's efforts to buyout Cal Am.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 21, 2023

It’s been an eventful few months for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District in its yearslong effort to potentially buyout the local …

Compromise between Cal Am and ratepayer advocates paves way for Pure Water Monterey expansion.
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Compromise between Cal Am and ratepayer advocates paves way for Pure Water Monterey expansion.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 16, 2023

An agreement reached March 15 between Cal Am and the Public Advocates Office, a division of the California Public Utilities Commission that re…

Water District asks state regulators to compel Cal Am to sign off on Pure Water Monterey expansion.
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Water District asks state regulators to compel Cal Am to sign off on Pure Water Monterey expansion.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 20, 2022

If Cal Am won’t voluntarily play ball to expand Pure Water Monterey, a recycled water project that could preclude the need for a local desalin…

Coastal Commission approves Cal Am's desal plant in Marina, but many hurdles remain.
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Coastal Commission approves Cal Am's desal plant in Marina, but many hurdles remain.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 19, 2022

After more than a decade in the trying, a major desalination plant to serve the Monterey Peninsula has cleared a significant hurdle—in theory,…

Peninsula water district board votes to extend waiving fees for outdoor dining seating by one year.
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Peninsula water district board votes to extend waiving fees for outdoor dining seating by one year.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 22, 2021

Almost a year ago, in May 2020, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Board voted to waive fees on restaurant outdoor seating after…

Unanimous vote authorizes next step in public buyout of Cal Am’s water system.
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Unanimous vote authorizes next step in public buyout of Cal Am’s water system.

  • Asaf Shalev
  • Dec 17, 2019

A closely watched and consequential vote on a controversial Monterey Peninsula water issue concluded, uncharacteristically, with a unanimous d…

With the future of the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply—and water utility—on the line, we take a look back at how we got here.
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With the future of the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply—and water utility—on the line, we take a look back at how we got here.

  • Asaf Shalev
  • Nov 28, 2019

There’s a war over the future of water on the Monterey Peninsula and it’s taking place in the board chambers of half a dozen state and local g…

Pacific Grove set to sell $6.3 million in water credits, thanks to recycled water project.
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Pacific Grove set to sell $6.3 million in water credits, thanks to recycled water project.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 17, 2019

In December 2016, Pacific Grove officials struck the ground with ceremonial gold shovels to mark the beginning of the city’s water recycling p…

Retired engineer Gary Hoffmann appointed to Water Management District board.
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Retired engineer Gary Hoffmann appointed to Water Management District board.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 20, 2018

The room was packed at the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District's Nov. 19 board meeting, and so was the nearby lobby, where district s…

Public Utilities Commission judges give Cal Am their blessing for proposed desal plant.
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Public Utilities Commission judges give Cal Am their blessing for proposed desal plant.

  • Sara Rubin, David Schmalz
  • Aug 14, 2018

This story begins back in 1995, when California American Water regularly drew about 14,100 acre-feet of water per year from the Carmel River t…

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