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CPUC delays a decision on the Monterey Peninsula's water supply and future demand.
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CPUC delays a decision on the Monterey Peninsula's water supply and future demand.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 25, 2025

Tomorrow, June 26, the California Public Utilities Commission was scheduled to adopt a proposed decision regarding the Monterey Peninsula’s cu…

Seeking clarity on how to lift a cease-and-desist order on Peninsula water, a private meeting brings the state water board to Monterey.
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Seeking clarity on how to lift a cease-and-desist order on Peninsula water, a private meeting brings the state water board to Monterey.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 1, 2024

Water woes on the Monterey Peninsula go back for decades. In 1995, the State Water Resources Control Board issued Order 95-10, declaring that …

The State Water Board seeks to weaken regulation on fertilizer application. Lives are at risk.
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The State Water Board seeks to weaken regulation on fertilizer application. Lives are at risk.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 14, 2023

In 2021, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued an order, after years of public hearings and review, calling for a limi…

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…

Cal Am gets five-year extension on cease-and-desist order.
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Cal Am gets five-year extension on cease-and-desist order.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 21, 2016

For the near future, water rationing, and the economic calamity that goes with it, has been averted on the Monterey Peninsula.

State Water Board staff reverses, and recommends increased water for Cal Am.
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State Water Board staff reverses, and recommends increased water for Cal Am.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 17, 2016

It's a difference of 320 acre-feet of water annually, but one that could have broader implications for the Peninsula.

State recommends extending deadline on Carmel River pumping cutback.
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State recommends extending deadline on Carmel River pumping cutback.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 17, 2016

In a highly anticipated decision, the State Water Resources Control Board staff recommended Friday to extend a cease and desist order against …

Court slams Central Coast farm runoff rules as too weak, orders water quality improvements.
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Court slams Central Coast farm runoff rules as too weak, orders water quality improvements.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 14, 2015

Trying to improve water quality on Central Coast farms isn't enough. Growers are going to have to show proof that adjusting farming practices …

Peninsula mayors worry desal delay could blow hope of relaxing river cutback order.
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Peninsula mayors worry desal delay could blow hope of relaxing river cutback order.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Jul 30, 2015

Last night the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority, made up of the six Peninsula mayors, met to talk about two major jams on the road …

Desal, recycled water projects finally open to public comment. Be warned: They’re dense.
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Desal, recycled water projects finally open to public comment. Be warned: They’re dense.

  • Kera Abraham
  • May 7, 2015

Move over, summer fiction stack. Anyone interested in the Monterey Peninsula’s future water supply has some heavy reading ahead.

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