Court rules against city of Marina in groundwater authority squabble
A recent court ruling has turned away the city of Marina’s insistence that it is the sole authority over a groundwater basin underneath the old CEMEX plant where California American Water Co. wants to construct wells to feed its proposed desalination plant. Like any water issue along the Monterey Peninsula, or countywide for that matter, the issues can be convoluted and involved numerous parties. This court case was no different.
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