Difference between revisions of "Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer"

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Summary

The Carmel Valley alluvial aquifer resides in the lower 15 miles of the Carmel River and is underlain by Miocene marine shales. ^[1] The California-American Water Company is the direct supplier water to the Monterey Peninsula extracting water primarily from the Carmel Valley alluvial aquifer.

Figure 1. Carmel Valley Alluvial Aquifer.

Figure 2. Water Production from Cal-Am throughout the years.

Stakeholders

• Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD)
• California American Water Company (CalAm)
• Monterey County Water Resources Agency
• Carmel Area Wastewater District (CAWD)
• Carmel River Steelhead Association (CRSA)
• Carmel River Watershed Conservancy (CRWC)
• City of Carmel
• The Watershed Institute at CSUMB

Links

• Carmel Watershed
• Maps of the Carmel River Watershed
• Carmel Watershed Issues
• Santa Lucia Conservancy
• The Carmel River Watershed
• CalAm Use of Carmel River Groundwater Basin
• California American Water Company (CalAm)
• Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP)

References

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