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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation Carmel-By-The-Sea] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. Under the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP), CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources. These include [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322 CalAm Final EIR/EIS 2018]</ref>   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation Carmel-By-The-Sea <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Background on Water Conservation</ins>] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. Under the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP), CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources. These include [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322 CalAm Final EIR/EIS 2018]</ref>   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since Cal-Am actions were found to be "taking" a threatened species (Steelhead), Order WR95-10 exposed Cal-Am to prosecution by the federal government under the Endangered Species Act <ref name="ESA"> [http://epw.senate.gov/esa73.pdf Endangered Species Act] </ref>. This additional legal action  resulted in a settlement agreement between Cal-Am and the National Marine Fisheries Service in which Cal-Am agreed to implement measures to "reduce the impact of its operations in the Carmel River on Steelhead and their habitat" <ref name="nmfsagreement">  [http://www.waterrights.ca.gov/Hearings/docs/caw/exhibits/pt_47.pdf Cal-Am NMFS Settlement Agreement]</ref>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since Cal-Am actions were found to be "taking" a threatened species (Steelhead), Order WR95-10 exposed Cal-Am to prosecution by the federal government under the Endangered Species Act <ref name="ESA"> [http://epw.senate.gov/esa73.pdf Endangered Species Act] </ref>. This additional legal action  resulted in a settlement agreement between Cal-Am and the National Marine Fisheries Service in which Cal-Am agreed to implement measures to "reduce the impact of its operations in the Carmel River on Steelhead and their habitat" <ref name="nmfsagreement">  [http://www.waterrights.ca.gov/Hearings/docs/caw/exhibits/pt_47.pdf Cal-Am NMFS Settlement Agreement]</ref>.</div></td></tr>
</table>JamieShttp://ccows.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php?title=CalAm_Use_of_Carmel_River_Groundwater_Basin&diff=23994&oldid=prevJamieS: /* Summary */2020-03-26T19:58:32Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation Carmel-By-The-Sea] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">including </del>[[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322 CalAm Final EIR/EIS 2018]</ref>   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation Carmel-By-The-Sea] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Under the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP), </ins>CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. These include </ins>[[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322 CalAm Final EIR/EIS 2018]</ref>   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation Carmel-By-The-Sea] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation Carmel-By-The-Sea] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">CalAm Final EIR/EIS 2018</ins>]</ref>   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td></tr>
</table>JamieShttp://ccows.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php?title=CalAm_Use_of_Carmel_River_Groundwater_Basin&diff=23981&oldid=prevJamieS: /* Summary */2020-03-26T19:49:23Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the [[Seaside Groundwater Basin]] are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Carmel-By-The-Sea</ins>] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td></tr>
</table>JamieShttp://ccows.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php?title=CalAm_Use_of_Carmel_River_Groundwater_Basin&diff=23977&oldid=prevJamieS: /* Summary */2020-03-26T19:46:14Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the Seaside Groundwater Basin are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Seaside Groundwater Basin<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation] </ref> The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td></tr>
</table>JamieShttp://ccows.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php?title=CalAm_Use_of_Carmel_River_Groundwater_Basin&diff=23962&oldid=prevJamieS: /* Laws, policies, & regulations */2020-03-26T19:17:18Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Laws, policies, & regulations</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Order 95-10 estimated that Cal-Am diverted 14,106 afy from the Carmel Watershed, 10,730 afy over their legal right (69% of water supplied to the Monterey Peninsula). <ref name = "EIR"> [https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/Pebble%2520Beach%2520Company/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Nov_2011/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Admin_Records_Nov_2011/CPUC/CCC_2009_2_water_demand.pdf&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwib09TyzfHLAhXH7R4KHWs_AqkQFggXMAg&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNG29YNNgS8ynxC5_IishxN-xKAlLQ EIR Water Demand and Supply]</ref> In 1995, Cal-Am was restricted to an annual diversion of 11,285 afy from the [[Carmel Watershed]] until an alternate water supply could be developed. Cal-Am was required to implement an urban water conservation plan to conserve 15% in 1996 and 20% every year after. Cal-Am failed to conserve 20% in 1997 and was fined $168,000. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><ref name = "CDO2009"/> </del>The fines were suspended when Cal-Am proposed water conservation measures in Pebble Beach that would reduce water consumption by 400-500 afy.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Order 95-10 estimated that Cal-Am diverted 14,106 afy from the Carmel Watershed, 10,730 afy over their legal right (69% of water supplied to the Monterey Peninsula). <ref name = "EIR"> [https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/Pebble%2520Beach%2520Company/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Nov_2011/Pebble_Beach_DEIR_Admin_Records_Nov_2011/CPUC/CCC_2009_2_water_demand.pdf&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwib09TyzfHLAhXH7R4KHWs_AqkQFggXMAg&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNG29YNNgS8ynxC5_IishxN-xKAlLQ EIR Water Demand and Supply]</ref> In 1995, Cal-Am was restricted to an annual diversion of 11,285 afy from the [[Carmel Watershed]] until an alternate water supply could be developed. Cal-Am was required to implement an urban water conservation plan to conserve 15% in 1996 and 20% every year after. Cal-Am failed to conserve 20% in 1997 and was fined $168,000. The fines were suspended when Cal-Am proposed water conservation measures in Pebble Beach that would reduce water consumption by 400-500 afy.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the Seaside Groundwater Basin are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>California American Water (CalAm) is the private company that provides the Monterey Peninsula their drinking water. The [[Carmel Watershed]] and the Seaside Groundwater Basin are the primary sources of fresh water for CalAm. The [http://www.amwater.com/caaw/ California American Water Company (Cal-Am)] utilizes 21 wells along the Carmel River Watershed to divert water from the Carmel river and [[Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer|alluvial aquifer]]. CalAm has legal water rights to 3,376 acre feet from the Carmel River, but has been overpumping for years. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><ref> [https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/water-conservation] </ref> </ins>The [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)] issued a cease and desist order on CalAm which has not been headed to. With rising rates for drinking water, controversy and oppostion to CalAm and their control over Monterey's water has increased. A push for a public buyout has been pursued to remove CalAm from controlling the water in Monterey. CalAm proposed and began planning for alternative water supply sources including [[Pure Water Monterey]] and a desalination plant using ocean water to lessen the reliance on the Carmel River. <ref>[https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=73322]</ref>   </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Despite increased conservation efforts, demand for water in the Monterey Peninsula exceeds supply and alternative water sources are still in the planning stages. Cal-Am continues to illegally divert water from the Carmel River in order to meet the water demands of the Monterey Peninsula. In November 2015, Cal-Am submitted a [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/docs/calam_112015_letter.pdf proposal] to extend the December 2016 deadline until 2020 with modest diversion reductions as they continue to work on the [[Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project]]. <ref name = "Extension"> [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151120005993/en/California-American-Water-Petitions-Extend-Carmel-River California American Water petitions to extend Carmel River cutback order, Business Wire]</ref> <ref> [http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/projects/california_american_water_company/index.shtml Cal-Am request to change Order WR 2009-0060, SWRCB]</ref></div></td></tr>
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