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Address:   5 Harris Court, Bldg G, Monterey, CA 93940

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Formed in 1978, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District serves about 112,000 people within the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Sand City, Monterey Peninsula Airport District and portions of unincorporated Monterey County, including Pebble Beach, Carmel Highlands and Carmel Valley. 

Its areas of responsibility include augmenting the water supply through integrated management of ground and surface water, promoting water conservation and the reclamation of storm and wastewater, protecting native vegetation and wildlife, and promoting scenic and recreational assets on the Monterey Peninsula and in the Carmel River Basin.

The district’s sources of revenue include property tax, user fees, water connection charges, investments, grants, permit fees and project reimbursements. Among its goals is to assist California American Water in developing a legal water supply and protect the quality of surface and groundwater resources and continue the restoration of the Carmel River environment.

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10/25/2024
Image for display with article titled Cal Am’s Outsized Water Demand Projections Could Prove Profitable for the Utility at the Expense of Ratepayers.

David Schmalz here. There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and in the chaos it can be hard to focus on the brass tacks.
But ultimately, it’s the details that matter when it comes to governance, and that’s very much the case when it comes to our local water supply, regardless of where you live in the county.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

08/23/2024
An August 23 tentative ruling by a Monterey County Superior Court has advanced the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District effort to take over distribution of water from the California American Water Company.

Monterey County Weekly logo From Monterey County Weekly...

08/01/2024
Image for display with article titled Seeking Clarity on How to Lift a Cease-and-Desist Order on Peninsula Water, a Private Meeting Brings the State Water Board to Monterey.

Water woes on the Monterey Peninsula go back for decades. In 1995, the State Water Resources Control Board issued Order 95-10, declaring that California American Water was entitled to take only 3,376 acre-feet of water a year from the Carmel River. The utility at the time was taking about 14,000 acre-feet to supply the region.

Monterey County Weekly logo From Monterey County Weekly...

02/28/2024
Image for display with article titled Cal Am Files Legal Response in Public Buyout Case

The company is asking a judge to dismiss the water district's eminent domain takeover, arguing that "the district is not legally authorized to provide retail potable water service."

Monterey County Weekly logo From Monterey County Weekly...

12/21/2023
Image for display with article titled Drip Continues in MPWMD’s Efforts to Buy Out Cal Am

It’s been an eventful few months for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District in its yearslong effort to potentially buy out California American Water, an investor-owned utility.


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