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Monday, March 02, 2009 12:24 PM
Michelle McConnell
Fwd: CPUC Coastal Water Project. . . desalination and ASR . . . 12,500 af/yr
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Hi Michelle:
Appropos our Co-oP comments Fri. PM,
How was dinner?
More to the point, not sure IF you are on Laura Blackmore's send-out list, so here's a project far, far larger in
scale than anything we PUD folk have in mind, but it is a window on
what sorts of activities we have in view, & general acceptance of the need for, so I'll be double-checking on the
prospective permit track for a JPUD Reverse Osmosis installation to see if we need to file comments.
As you may recall, we have candidate sites on both Marrostone--working with Ft. Flagler SP to assist their Fire
Flow needs (to protect their Nat'l Hist. Reg. structures, etc., all nicely re-done at considerable cost just 2 or 3
yrs. back. It'd also augment our o'all PUD supply by reducing the quantity needing to be sent islandward from
Sparling well (at Kennedy Rd.).
Thanks for keeping us posted on PComm's steady pace,
-- Dana
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http://www.cwp-eir.comJ
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CEQA PROCESS Ii SCHEDU LE
AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS
CONTACT US
LINKS
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Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Web site for the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of the proposed Coastal Water Project (CWP). This
site provides access to public documents and information relevant to the CEQA environmental
reVIew process.
What's New
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) will be available for public review and
comment by the close of business on January 30, 2009 at this website and Monterey libraries
through the close of the comment period on April 1, 2009. Please visit the CEQA Process &
Schedule page to learn where to review the document, how to comment on the document, and the
dates and locations for the public meetings held the first week of March 2009.
Background
California American Water (CaIAm) has submitted an application on September 24,2004 to the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to implement the Coastal Water Project (CWP).
The CWP would supply 12,500 acre-feet of water per year (afy) for urban users on the Peninsula,
as well as for injection into the Seaside Groundwater Basin. The proposed project includes the
construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant including intake and discharge
facilities, water transmission pipelines, storage reservoirs, pump stations, and aquifer storage and
recovery facilities. For information on the CPUC process regarding CalAm's request to recover
the costs of the CWP through rates, visit the CPUC proceedings page.
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The CWP has been proposed in order to comply with the State Water Resources Control Board
(SWRCB) Order 95-10 which requires CalAm to secure a water supply to replace diversions
from the Carmel River Aquifer above 3,376 afy to which CalAm has legal water rights.
Find out more about CalAm and the proposed proiect and its various alternatives.
In its role as the regulator of private water companies, the CPUC is preparing the Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) on the proposed project (at CalAm's expense).
To review the CEQA schedule and sign up for alerts and reminders, go to our CEOA Process and
Schedule page.
In addition, the CPUC has outlined a specific process for complying with CEQA. All of the
documents associated with the CPUC CEQA process that have been prepared to date are
available here.
Review and Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report
The Draft ElR is available for review on this Web site on the Available Documents page
beginning January 30, 2009 by close of business. Hard copies are available for public review at
the Monterey County Clerk's office at 168 W. Alisal Street, 1st Floor, Salinas, CA 93901. Copies
are also available at the following public libraries:
Aromas Branch
387 Blohm St.
Aromas, CA 95004
Pajaro Branch
29 Bishop St.
Pajaro, CA 95076
Prunedale Branch
17822 Moro Rd.
Salinas, CA 93907
Castroville Branch
11160 Speegle St.
Castroville, CA 95012
Marina Branch
190 Seaside Circle
Marina, CA 93933
Buena Vista Branch
18250 Tara Dr.
Salinas, CA 93908
Carmel Valley Branch
65 W. Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
Gonzales Branch
851 Fifth St.
Gonzales, CA 93926
Seaside Branch
4
550 Harcourt Ave.
Seaside, CA 93955
Monterey City Library
625 Pacific St.
Monterey, CA 93940
Pacific Grove City Library
550 Central Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
John Steinbeck Library
350 Lincoln Ave.
Salinas, CA 93901
Cesar Chavez Library
615 Williams Rd.
Salinas, CA 93905
EI Gabilan Library
1400 North Main St.
Salinas, CA 93906
Watsonville Main Library
275 Main St., Ste. 100
Watsonville, CA 95076
Watsonville Freedom Branch
2021 Freedom Blvd.
Freedom, CA 95019
CSU Monterey Bay, Bldg. 508
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955
To submit comments or to ask a question of the project team, please click here to fill out our
online comment form. Written comments can also be submitted to Andrew Barnsdale, c/o
Coastal Water Project, Environmental Science Associates, 225 Bush Street, Suite 1700, San
Francisco, CA 94104. All comments will be accepted through April 1, 2009. The public is
invited to attend one of the public meetings scheduled during the first week of March 2009 to
submit written and verbal comments on the Draft EIRand ask questions of the project team.
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