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The CPUC approves current water supply and future demand, clearing the way for desal plant.
News

The CPUC approves current water supply and future demand, clearing the way for desal plant.

  • David Schmalz
  • Aug 14, 2025

After months of delay, the California Public Utilities Commission, the state’s regulator of private utilities, finally voted on Thursday, Aug.…

How much water will we need by 2050?
Opinion

How much water will we need by 2050?

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 11, 2025

David Schmalz here. Having reported on water on the Monterey Peninsula for the better part of the last decade, it’s remarkable to reflect on w…

CPUC judges issue proposed decision that may help Cal Am's desal ambitions, but questions remain.
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CPUC judges issue proposed decision that may help Cal Am's desal ambitions, but questions remain.

  • David Schmalz
  • May 13, 2025

A proposed decision from two California Public Utilities Commission administrative law judges dropped Friday afternoon, May 9, that could have…

Cal Am’s desal project has bureaucratic momentum, even with open questions.
News

Cal Am’s desal project has bureaucratic momentum, even with open questions.

  • David Schmalz
  • Apr 17, 2025

Since 2010, California American Water, the investor-owned utility that provides water to the Monterey Peninsula, has pursued building a desali…

Cal Am’s outsized water demand projections could prove profitable for the utility at the expense of ratepayers.
Opinion

Cal Am’s outsized water demand projections could prove profitable for the utility at the expense of ratepayers.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 25, 2024

David Schmalz here. There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and in the chaos it can be hard to focus on the brass tacks. 

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