COMPLETED BOARD ORDER"?|E???S-6
Before the Board of Supervisors of Monterey County
In Its Capacity as the Board of Supervisors of
the Monterey County Water Resources Agency
County of Monterey, State of California
Resolution No. 11-003
Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Monterey County Water
Resources Agency In Its Capacity as the Board of Supervisors
of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Adopting
Findings and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, and
Reaffirming Approval of the Regional Desalination Project,
as Approved by the California Public Utilities Commission
in Decision December 2, 2010
WHEREAS, California American Water Company CAW") is a public utility providing
water service in California and is subject to regulation by the California Public Utilities
Commission CPUC");
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2004, CAW submitted an application, A.04-09-019, to
the CPUC which, among other things, sought the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity CPCN") to construct and operate a desalination project, the
Coastal Water Project, on the Monterey Peninsula;
WHEREAS, various local agencies that are involved in water resources management on
the Monterey Peninsula, including Marina Coast Water District MCWD") and
Monterey County Water Resources Agency MCWRA") and are not subject to the
CPUC's jurisdiction, have been active participants in the CPUC's A.04-09-019
proceedings;
WHEREAS, the CPUC issued Decision No. 03-09-022, designating itself as the lead
agency for environmental review of the Coastal Water Project under the California
Environmental Quality Act CEQA");
WHEREAS, during the environmental review process, the CPUC considered the
Regional Desalination Project, which would address water demands in CAW's service
area as well as other areas of northern Monterey County and would incorporate
agreements among CAW, MCWD, and MCWRA and between MCWD and MRWCP...
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