CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Water Update
Nader Agha hands over control of Moss Landing desal proposal
Equity firm owner takes control in Moss Landing
By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 12/20/2012
EXCERPT HIGHLIGHTS
At late Wednesday's Pacific Grove City Council meeting, Don
Lew of Concord-based JDL Development LLC announced he had taken over the
project — formerly known as the People's Moss Landing Desal Project, now named
the Regional Desalinization Project at Moss Landing Commercial Park — and that
Agha was no longer involved. Sources said Lew told the council he was
assembling an expert team to back the proposal, though he didn't offer many
specifics.
Lew, who was accompanied by former Pacific Grove mayor and current WaterPlus
Executive Director Carmelita Garcia, made the announcement during an update on
three local desal projects: the former People's Project; a proposal from
California American Water working its way through the Public Utilities
Commission; and a proposal from DeepWater Desal.
By Kera.Abraham
December 20, 2012
EXCERPT HIGHLIGHT
He (Lew) stressed that the change will not affect the city
of P.G. ’s
relationship with Agha’s desal proposal. In July the city signed on to a preliminary
agreement with Agha, positioning P.G. as the potential lead agency in the
People’s Project.
But Lew told the council the project will instead by
evaluated as a part of Cal Am’s Water Supply Project environmental impact
report—prompting council members to ask whether the agreement is still valid.
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