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How does this effect Marina?


WHY YOU SHOULD CARE...
about the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and the proposed Cal Am Slant Wells?
  • Cal Am has no water rights in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin.
  • Cal Am has over pumped it's Carmel River watershed and has over-drafted the Seaside aquifer. Should the for-profit company be given approval to foul another groundwater basin?
  • Slant wells for desalination have NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED TO PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO CUSTOMERS IN THE ENTIRE USA. We will all be guinea pigs to an unproven technology.
  • Cal Am has failed to prove "no harm" to local ground water as required by law.
  • Subsurface Slant Wells for desalination require groundwater to operate and this project will tap into the 180 and 400 foot aquifer that Marina Coast Water uses to serve its customers.
  • Cal Am uses sloppy science to show that slant well subsurface pumping will not cause further sea water intrusion in the SVG basin.
  • There is no fall back plan mentioned in the DEIR when damage is inflicted to the 33,000 people who rely on Marina Coast Water District for safe, affordable water.
In Summary...
  • No water rights
  • Salt intrusion
  • Water rates will go up for everyone
  • Slant well failures will be billed to Cal Am customers
  • There will be years of litigation
Please tell the California Public Utilities Commission to deny approval to the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) DEIR!



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