Marina, 3 water agencies sue Coastal Commission
Elected officials in Marina have joined forces with three water agencies in a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission over its tentative permitting in November of California American Water Co.’s desalination project. The lawsuit, filed in Monterey County Superior Court, cites plaintiffs as the city of Marina, the Marina Coast Water District, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and the Marina Coast Water District Groundwater Sustainability Agency. The complaint alleges the desal project is a “sprawling, expensive and unnecessary” project that the Coastal Commission erroneously and conditionally permitted that would have far-reaching negative impacts on Marina and surrounding ecosystems.