SUMMARY
On November 20, 2015, Cal-Am, along with the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority (MPRWA), Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD), the Pebble Beach Company, and the City of Pacific Grove, filed an application under Water Code section 1832, to modify Order WR 2009-0060. The applicants request that the State Water Board issue a new, amended order that extends the deadline for Cal-Am to terminate all unlawful diversions from the Carmel River from December 31, 2016, to December 31, 2020, to allow additional time to develop replacement water supplies. On April 28, 2016, the same applicants filed an amended application requesting an extension of the compliance timeline until December 31, 2021, and other changes to the initial application.
A copy of Cal-Am’s current application, as well as the previous filing, is available at:
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml
The application requests an extension of the deadline for Cal-Am to eliminate unauthorized diversions from the Carmel River from December 31, 2016 until December 31, 2021, with certain milestones to demonstrate progress and mandatory reductions of diversions if milestones are missed. It anticipates that, by then, two new water supply projects, the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) and the Pure Water Monterey Project (Pure Water), will provide water to Monterey Peninsula communities. MPWSP is a proposed desalination project using slant well technology with a designed capacity of up to 9.6 million gallons per day. Pure Water will deliver purified recycled water for groundwater replenishment, domestic delivery to Monterey Peninsula urban water customers and treated water for Salinas Valley irrigation. MPRWA and MPWMD are jointly developing Pure Water. Additionally, applicants anticipate a second pipeline for an existing groundwater storage project, the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project, will allow for additional lawful diversions from the Carmel River in wet years.
TIMELINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION
The State Water Board anticipates considering whether to make changes to State Water Board Order 2009-0060 at a Board Meeting, on or about July 19, 2016. State Water Board staff anticipates releasing a recommendation on action for the State Water Board’s consideration prior to that date. The staff recommendation will be posted on or about June 16, 2016 at:
The State Water Board anticipates considering whether to make changes to State Water Board Order 2009-0060 at a Board Meeting, on or about July 19, 2016. State Water Board staff anticipates releasing a recommendation on action for the State Water Board’s consideration prior to that date. The staff recommendation will be posted on or about June 16, 2016 at:
PUBLIC COMMENT
Any comments on the application that will be taken into account prior to release of the staff recommendation are due by June 1, 2016.
Any comments on the application that will be taken into account prior to release of the staff recommendation are due by June 1, 2016.
The
deadline for submitting written comments for the State Water Board to consider
in its action will be announced upon posting of the staff recommendation. Comments may also be submitted
at the State Water Board meeting where the item is under consideration. Please direct
any correspondence to:
Mr.
Matthew Quint
State
Water Resources Control Board
Division
of Water Rights
P.O.
Box 2000
Sacramento,
CA 95812-2000
Matthew.Quint@waterboards.ca.gov.
(916)
341-5400 (fax)
Date of Notice: May 6, 2016
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