CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION STAFF REPORT: RECOMMENDATION ON APPEAL SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE & DE NOVO HEARING and CONSOLIDATED COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Staff Recommendation: Substantial Issue Exists; Denial of De Novo Permit; Denial of Regular Permit

UPDATE: 

1. Items Th8a and Th9a below will share a combined staff report and hearing
2. false(The groundwater section staff expected to add today to the staff report for Items Th 8a & 9a will now be posted on Monday, November 4th)

ABSTRACT: STAFF REPORT: RECOMMENDATION ON APPEAL SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE & DE NOVO HEARING and CONSOLIDATED COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

Appeal No: A-3-MRA-19-0034

Local Government: City of Marina

Decision: Denial

Application No.: 9-19-0918

Applicant: California American Water Company

Appellants: California American Water Company, Brian LeNeve, Castroville Community Services District, and Commissioners Howell and Uranga

Project Location: Wellfield at the site of the CEMEX, Incorporated sand mining facility in the City of Marina, Monterey County, and pipelines and associated infrastructure within the Cities of Marina and Seaside, the County of Monterey, and the Commission’s retained jurisdiction.

Project Description: Construct and operate a slant well field, associated water transmission pipelines and related infrastructure within the coastal zone to support a proposed desalination facility located inland of the coastal zone.

Staff Recommendation: Substantial Issue Exists; Denial of De Novo Permit; Denial of Regular Permit

STAFF NOTE: This staff report does not currently include a section analyzing the potential groundwater impacts of the proposed project. Due to delays caused by power outages and wildfires, the independent hydrogeologist that the Commission hired to assess hydrogeological impacts has had to delay issuance of his report, which has necessarily delayed this portion of the staff report. Given the complexity of the proposed project, however, and the significant public interest in the project, staff is issuing this staff report early, even without this section, so that the public will have additional time to review the lengthy report. A revised version of this report will be posted on Friday, November 1, that will include the groundwater analysis.

The STAFF REPORT: RECOMMENDATION ON APPEAL SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE & DE NOVO HEARING and CONSOLIDATED COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT and EXHIBITS document copies are embedded. 

STAFF REPORT: RECOMMENDATION ON APPEAL SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE & DE NOVO HEARING and CONSOLIDATED COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

EXHIBITS

NOTE: For Correspondence Support, Correspondence Opposition, Appendix B - ExParte, Hearing Procedures: Appeal No. A-3-MRA-19-0034 (California American Water Company, et al., Monterey Co.) or  Application No. 9-19-0918 (California American Water Co., Seaside, Monterey Co.) (Thursday, November 14, 8 New Appeals a. and 9 Coastal Permit Applications a.)

REFERENCE:

Draft Meeting Agenda

November 2019

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Energy, Ocean Resources & Federal Consistency

8 New Appeals

a.            Appeal No. A-3-MRA-19-0034 (California American Water Company, et al., Monterey Co.) Appeal by California American Water Company, Brian LeNeve, Castroville Community Services District, and Commissioners Howell and Uranga of City of Marina decision denying permit for construction and operation of well field, pipelines, and associated infrastructure at the CEMEX sand mining facility, Lapis Road, Marina, Monterey County, to be used to provide source water for a desalination facility that would be located outside the coastal zone in Monterey County. (TL-SF) Submit Comment
To: EORFC@coastal.ca.gov
Subject: Public Comment on November 2019 Agenda Item Thursday 8a - Appeal No. A-3-MRA-19-0034 (California American Water Company, et al., Monterey Co.)

9 Coastal Permit Applications

a.            Application No. 9-19-0918 (California American Water Co., Seaside, Monterey Co.) Application of California American Water Company for consolidated permit to construct and operate water delivery pipelines and associated infrastructure within the City of Seaside, County of Monterey, and Commission’s retained jurisdiction to support a desalination facility that would be located outside the coastal zone in Monterey County. (TL-SF) Submit Comment
To: EORFC@coastal.ca.gov
Subject: Public Comment on November 2019 Agenda Item Thursday 8a - Appeal No. A-3-MRA-19-0034 (California American Water Company, et al., Monterey Co.)