We Need You Now More Than Ever!
The Staff of the California Coastal Commission has recommended approval for the CalAm DeSal project with many modifications.
CalAm has proposed a smaller project, but doing a bad thing less does not make it right.
THIS IS ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE HAPPENING IN PLAIN SIGHT. We need your to help.
1. Send a letter to the Coastal Commission
and if you can
2. Please come to the Coastal Commission Hearings in Salinas or at the Marina City Hall Chambers on November 17th!
CalAm has proposed a smaller project, but doing a bad thing less does not make it right.
THIS IS ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE HAPPENING IN PLAIN SIGHT. We need your to help.
1. Send a letter to the Coastal Commission
and if you can
2. Please come to the Coastal Commission Hearings in Salinas or at the Marina City Hall Chambers on November 17th!
Write a Letter to the Coastal Commissioners BY NOVEMBER 10th!
Now is the time to act!
Step I:
Choose a photo of you and your family and place it in the text of your email (not as attachment). This will help identify Marina residents from the hundreds of other emails the Coastal Commission will receive and will really show them who we are!
Step 2:
Prepare a written comment of unlimited length (Just Water can help you). Begin your comments with: “Dear CA Coastal Commissioners, Executive Director John Ainsworth and staff”.
Write: My name is ______________; I am a resident of ________________. Add something brief about yourself, your family, your ethnic/racial background, your living/working/social/economic situation.
Then add “Please deny the Cal-Am project that will harm Marina. Thank you”. Sign with your name and send. Just Water can assist you with other talking points or a draft script, if desired.
Step 3:
Email your comments before Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 5 PM.
To: CalAmMonterey@coastal.ca.gov
From: Your name Subject: Deny CalAm Desalination Project
You will receive confirmation of receipt of your email directly from the CA Coastal Commission.
Citizens for Just Water thanks you for helping Marina!
Step I:
Choose a photo of you and your family and place it in the text of your email (not as attachment). This will help identify Marina residents from the hundreds of other emails the Coastal Commission will receive and will really show them who we are!
Step 2:
Prepare a written comment of unlimited length (Just Water can help you). Begin your comments with: “Dear CA Coastal Commissioners, Executive Director John Ainsworth and staff”.
Write: My name is ______________; I am a resident of ________________. Add something brief about yourself, your family, your ethnic/racial background, your living/working/social/economic situation.
Then add “Please deny the Cal-Am project that will harm Marina. Thank you”. Sign with your name and send. Just Water can assist you with other talking points or a draft script, if desired.
Step 3:
Email your comments before Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 5 PM.
To: CalAmMonterey@coastal.ca.gov
From: Your name Subject: Deny CalAm Desalination Project
You will receive confirmation of receipt of your email directly from the CA Coastal Commission.
Citizens for Just Water thanks you for helping Marina!
| INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER |
Be At The Coastal Commission Hearing on November 17th!
CA Coastal Commission Hearing on
Thursday, November 17, 2022
on the Cal-Am Slant Well Desalination project proposed in Marina
Can you be at the meeting IN-PERSON (MOST EFFECTIVE)?
** Download the INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER (above). If you like email justwater93933@gmail.com and we can help you!
Step 1:
Notify Just Water that you wish to speak and register at www.coastal.ca.gov. If you wish to speak as an established group or as an individual speaking with others, Just Water will do the on-line registration to ensure these arrangements are done.
Step 2:
When registration is completed, the CA Coastal Commission (CCC) will send you a confirmation email. It will come from sender CACC “Speaker Meeting information to Coastal Commission”; the text will begin with “Thank you for your submittal”. Save this email, and scroll down to find the Zoom link to be used to enter the meeting.
Step 3:
Prepare a one minute script (Just Water can help). Be sure to say you are a resident of Marina and something about yourself and your family. * Just Water can help you with short sentences on the harms of the project to Marina.
Note: If you would like a special photo of your family or other subject matter, please submit this to Just Water so that the Coastal Commission IT staff will show this when you are speaking. Or ask us to submit a photo collage for you.
Step 4:
On the day of the hearing, go to the Salinas or Marina location. Public comments will likely come in late morning (groups) and in afternoon (individuals). We cannot predict when you will be called to speak. Parking may be a problem in Salinas. Special parking may be arranged by CCC but that is not known at this time. Just Water will update you via email.
When it’s your turn, simply approach the podium and read your one-minute script.
We thank you for helping Marina!
Citizens for Just Water (Just Water) can assist any individual or group who wishes to participate in-person, by remote Zoom or by emailing public comment.
Participate Via ZOOM
Step 1:
Notify Just Water that you wish to speak by Zoom and register at www.coastal.ca.gov. If you wish to speak as a bona fide group or as an individual speaking with others, Just Water will do the on-line registration to ensure these arrangements are done.
Step 2:
When registration is completed, the CA Coastal Commission (CCC) will send you a confirmation email. It will come from sender CACC “Speaker Meeting information to Coastal Commission”; the text will begin with “Thank you for your submittal”. Save this email, and scroll down to find the Zoom link to be used to enter the meeting.
Step 3:
Prepare a one minute script (Just Water can help). Be sure to say you are a resident of Marina and something about yourself and your family. * Just Water can help you with short sentences on the harms of the project to Marina.
Note: If you would like a special photo of your family or other subject matter e.g. with the Just Water Help sign, please submit these to Just Water and we will ensure that the Coastal Commission IT staff will show the picture when you are speaking. The audience will see both the picture AND your face as you are talking. Or ask us to submit a photo collage for you.
Step 4:
On the day of the hearing, log onto the Zoom link of the hearing provided in the CACC confirmation email. We cannot predict when you will be called to speak.
Step 5:
When asked, raise your Zoom hand. When it is your time to speak, you will be asked to unmute your microphone and to turn on your video. Read your script.
Important Note: If you cannot stay on the whole meeting, leave your phone # with Just Water so that we can text or call you when your name is called.
Thank you for helping Marina!
CA Coastal Commission Hearing on
Thursday, November 17, 2022
on the Cal-Am Slant Well Desalination project proposed in Marina
Can you be at the meeting IN-PERSON (MOST EFFECTIVE)?
** Download the INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER (above). If you like email justwater93933@gmail.com and we can help you!
Step 1:
Notify Just Water that you wish to speak and register at www.coastal.ca.gov. If you wish to speak as an established group or as an individual speaking with others, Just Water will do the on-line registration to ensure these arrangements are done.
Step 2:
When registration is completed, the CA Coastal Commission (CCC) will send you a confirmation email. It will come from sender CACC “Speaker Meeting information to Coastal Commission”; the text will begin with “Thank you for your submittal”. Save this email, and scroll down to find the Zoom link to be used to enter the meeting.
Step 3:
Prepare a one minute script (Just Water can help). Be sure to say you are a resident of Marina and something about yourself and your family. * Just Water can help you with short sentences on the harms of the project to Marina.
Note: If you would like a special photo of your family or other subject matter, please submit this to Just Water so that the Coastal Commission IT staff will show this when you are speaking. Or ask us to submit a photo collage for you.
Step 4:
On the day of the hearing, go to the Salinas or Marina location. Public comments will likely come in late morning (groups) and in afternoon (individuals). We cannot predict when you will be called to speak. Parking may be a problem in Salinas. Special parking may be arranged by CCC but that is not known at this time. Just Water will update you via email.
When it’s your turn, simply approach the podium and read your one-minute script.
We thank you for helping Marina!
Citizens for Just Water (Just Water) can assist any individual or group who wishes to participate in-person, by remote Zoom or by emailing public comment.
- Contact us by email: justwater93933@gmail.com. If you want a phone call back, please request this in your email.
- Click on “Sign up for updates” to be added to our email list.
Participate Via ZOOM
Step 1:
Notify Just Water that you wish to speak by Zoom and register at www.coastal.ca.gov. If you wish to speak as a bona fide group or as an individual speaking with others, Just Water will do the on-line registration to ensure these arrangements are done.
Step 2:
When registration is completed, the CA Coastal Commission (CCC) will send you a confirmation email. It will come from sender CACC “Speaker Meeting information to Coastal Commission”; the text will begin with “Thank you for your submittal”. Save this email, and scroll down to find the Zoom link to be used to enter the meeting.
Step 3:
Prepare a one minute script (Just Water can help). Be sure to say you are a resident of Marina and something about yourself and your family. * Just Water can help you with short sentences on the harms of the project to Marina.
Note: If you would like a special photo of your family or other subject matter e.g. with the Just Water Help sign, please submit these to Just Water and we will ensure that the Coastal Commission IT staff will show the picture when you are speaking. The audience will see both the picture AND your face as you are talking. Or ask us to submit a photo collage for you.
Step 4:
On the day of the hearing, log onto the Zoom link of the hearing provided in the CACC confirmation email. We cannot predict when you will be called to speak.
Step 5:
When asked, raise your Zoom hand. When it is your time to speak, you will be asked to unmute your microphone and to turn on your video. Read your script.
Important Note: If you cannot stay on the whole meeting, leave your phone # with Just Water so that we can text or call you when your name is called.
Thank you for helping Marina!
Display your resistance to Environmental Injustice!
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You can make a statement of support for denial of the CalAm Permit Application by the California Coastal Commission.
It's really easy!
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