The Carmel-by-the-Sea WATCHDOG!: PUBLIC WATER NOW: A ‘Community-Based Organization Dedicated to Publicly Owned Water NOW on the Monterey Peninsula’

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

PUBLIC WATER NOW: A ‘Community-Based Organization Dedicated to Publicly Owned Water NOW on the Monterey Peninsula’

UPDATE & RELATED NEWS ARTICLE:
Highlight Excerpts:
“Public Water Now formally announced this week it would sponsor a ballot initiative seeking voter approval to purchase Cal Am's local assets. It would appear on the June 2014 ballot.”
“Ron Cohen, president of Public Water Now, said the organization was just beginning the process of qualifying the initiative. It would require the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to purchase Cal Am's local assets, including through the use of eminent domain if necessary.”
"Cohen, who wrote a commentary in The Herald last week arguing for a public purchase, said a new financial feasibility study indicates Peninsula residents could afford to buy out Cal Am's local system simply by eliminating the company's profit — which he estimated would triple by 2018 if it remained the Peninsula's sole water provider — taxes and PUC fees."
Public Water Now organization looks for buyout of Cal Am
Group wants public ownership
By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 05/30/2013

ABSTRACT: “PUBLIC WATER NOW is a community-based organization dedicated to publicly owned water NOW on the Monterey Peninsula.” Links to more information from the web site, including Public vs. Private, Q & A on Public Ownership Issues, Future Water Costs, Why Go Public?, Cal-Am Stewardship, Commentaries, such as Time for Peninsula Water to be Publicly Owned by Ron Cohen, Managing Director, PublicWaterNow.org, Planning Meetings and Contact Information are presented.

"PUBLIC WATER NOW is a community-based organization dedicated to publicly owned water NOW on the Monterey Peninsula. We are composed of ratepayers growing increasingly alarmed at the coming high cost of water which will more than double our water bills. The group is advocating for public ownership as the greatest weapon against the future high cost of water."

Public vs. Private

Q & A on Public Ownership Issues

1. How can Cal-Am charge us for water upgrades we haven’t received, specifically Surcharge 2?

2. Why have the mayors and the WMD supported Cal Am’s proposal?

Future Water Costs

How much Will Cal-Am Charge for Water In 2018?

THE ANALYSIS

Cal-Am Costs (by Acre-foot) Table

“...the average bill for residents will at least DOUBLE from their current levels.”

Why Go Public?

Cal-Am Stewardship

Commentaries