CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION UPDATE ON CAL AM ITEMS Th8a & 9a (November 14, 2019)

UPDATE:

1. 8 New Appeals
   1. November 2019 Appeal No. A-3-MRA-19-0034 (California American Water Company, et al., Monterey Co.)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 CommentSUBSTANTIAL ISSUE FOUND, de Novo Hearing CONTINUED
2. 9 Coastal Permit Applications
   1. November 2019 Application No. 9-19-0918 (California American Water Co., Seaside, Monterey Co.)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 CommentCONTINUED

UPDATE ON CAL AM ITEMS Th8a & 9a
(as of November 6, 2019)

The Coastal Commission will be holding a public hearing on the proposed Cal-Am water project on Thursday, November 14, 2019, but it will not take a final vote to approve or deny the project. Instead, this item will be continued to a later date. The reason for the change is that Coastal Commission staff met with CPUC staff to discuss the posted staff recommendation on the Cal-Am project. The CPUC staff raised a range of new technical questions regarding water supply and demand, potential ground water impacts, and the Pure Water expansion alternative – all of which require further investigation. The Coastal Commission staff believes that it is essential to hear applicant, agency, and public comments in a public hearing and to explore the key remaining technical questions before the Commission considers voting on the project proposal. The Commission will hold the public hearing in Half Moon Bay (Oceano Hotel & Spa, 280 Capistrano Road, Half Moon Bay), as planned and accept testimony at the Marina offsite location (City of Marina Council Chambers, 211 Hillcrest Ave., Marina), as planned, consistent with the posted hearing procedures. A second hearing will be scheduled, possibly in Scotts Valley in March 2020, where the public will again have ample opportunity to give testimony on the project before a final decision.
Thank you.