Judge hears testimony in Monterey Peninsula water battle
A critical set of oral testimonies will help a state regulator determine whether or not the Monterey Peninsula needs a desalination project to generate water supply over the next few decades, or whether the Pure Water Monterey Expansion project will get the job done. …The testimonies and cross examinations lasted five days, ending March 15. The testimonies were heard by California Public Utilities Commission Administrative Law Judge Robert Haga. Many of the testimonies … came down to which contrary estimates of water supply and future demand Judge Haga will believe. Once he’s reached a decision it will then be taken up by the five-member CPUC commissioners.