Regulator ruling a boost to Cal Am’s desal project
A California regulator on Friday issued a proposed ruling siding with California American Water Co.’s estimate of water demand along the Monterey Peninsula by 2050, a ruling that could have implications for the utility’s desalination project down the road. The CPUC decision was made by Administrative Law Judges Robert Haga and Jack Chang. While the ruling didn’t directly address desalination, Josh Stratton, Cal Am’s external affairs manager, said Monday that it affirms that the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, the full title of the desal project, is needed. He called desal project a “part of a balanced and resilient supply for California American Water customers. The proposed decision projects a water supply deficit … of 2,528 acre-feet per year by 2050.”
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