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LandWatch Monterey County recently submitted a letter to the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on the final environmental impact
report (FEIR) for the Coastal Water Project. LandWatch is very
concerned about the potential growth-inducing impacts of the project
and the potential impacts on North County’s water supply.
The FEIR fails to adequately analyze and mitigate impacts to North
County’s up-gradient aquifers caused by pumping approximately
22,000 to 25,000 acre-feet of brackish water from the 180-foot
aquifer of the Salinas Basin. We state on page 4 that “the
drawdown of North County’s aquifers caused by feedwater pumping
for the Regional Project’s desalination plant (22,000 to
25,000 afy) would significantly increase the difficulty of managing
North County’s scarce water resources.” To read LandWatch’s
entire letter, please click on the link below:
CWP FEIR LW comments
e version Nov 2009
The Salinas Valley Agriculture Land Trust also submitted a letter
to the CPUC on the FEIR for the Coastal Water Project. Their letter
outlines concerns about the FEIR’s compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act and the potential for a takings claim
if the Regional Plan is built.
To read the entire letter, click the link below:
Stamp_ALT ltr to CPUC 12 16 09.pdf (4.18MB
PDF file)
Amy L. White, Executive Director
LandWatch Monterey County
158 Central Avenue #3
Salinas, CA 93901
831-422-9384
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posted 02.05.10
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