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A multi-agency agreement offers a hopeful moment for groundwater.
Local Spin | Opinion

A multi-agency agreement offers a hopeful moment for groundwater.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 4, 2025

For all the years of hydrological studies and analysis of water supply, it sometimes feels like we are still in a world of magical thinking as…

A new fee is expected to impact thousands of wells across Monterey County.
Opinion

A new fee is expected to impact thousands of wells across Monterey County.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • May 24, 2025

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about the juggling we do every day to stretch our money. If there is something I think locals dislike more than f…

County Water Resources Agency gets funding to study flood mitigation efforts along Carmel River.
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County Water Resources Agency gets funding to study flood mitigation efforts along Carmel River.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Apr 17, 2025

Those who live along tributaries are, for the most part, well aware that the beauty of living beside running water can come at a cost. It was …

Two agencies are working on ways to make groundwater sustainable.
Newsletter

Two agencies are working on ways to make groundwater sustainable.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Aug 17, 2024

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about water. The transparent liquid is key to our survival, yet it is so cumbersome to understand all of its intr…

As the proposed Interlake Tunnel project advances, the question is: Is it worth it?
News

As the proposed Interlake Tunnel project advances, the question is: Is it worth it?

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 2, 2023

During the succession of atmospheric rivers that swept over the Central Coast around the turn of the year, the Monterey County Water Resources…

County’s latest seawater intrusion maps reveal an intractable problem that’s getting worse.
News

County’s latest seawater intrusion maps reveal an intractable problem that’s getting worse.

  • David Schmalz
  • Feb 23, 2023

In the story of the lower Salinas Valley’s groundwater – which is the sole source of water for agriculture and residents – history repeats its…

New drought realities will shift how the county prioritizes Salinas River steelhead trout.
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New drought realities will shift how the county prioritizes Salinas River steelhead trout.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Aug 4, 2022

The Salinas River’s steelhead trout population was healthy enough in the 1950s that not enough hell was raised to stop the construction of the…

A plan to connect two reservoirs moves along but questions arise around funding.
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A plan to connect two reservoirs moves along but questions arise around funding.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Oct 4, 2021

As dry times become a greater concern, taking full advantage of wet times becomes a greater priority. This is the idea behind a long – conceiv…

Some Monterey County growers are risking a fragile resource to survive the drought.
News

Some Monterey County growers are risking a fragile resource to survive the drought.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Sep 9, 2021

In the midst of a widespread drought, Lakes San Antonio and Nacimiento, critically important reservoirs for Monterey County, are at their lowe…

A crucial water source for agriculture has been overdrafted for decades. A new plan aims to fix that.
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A crucial water source for agriculture has been overdrafted for decades. A new plan aims to fix that.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Jul 7, 2021

In Monterey County, water is a scarce resource. This is an obvious statement to locals who see how rarely water falls from the sky and how dep…

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