The debate over Cal Am’s desalination plant returns to center stage
Although the debate over desalination as a water supply has been an ongoing fight across the Monterey Peninsula for the better part of the 21st century, the issue was pushed to the collective backburner over the last two years as other water-related issues began to heat up. … However, on Sept. 2, the desalination debate turned up to a boil. The California Coastal Commission deemed Cal Am’s project ready for a vote, nearly two years after Cal Am withdrew its application for a desal plant in November 2020 and a year after the Coastal Commission ruled that the utility’s follow-up application was incomplete.
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