The Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project will infuse the county with a new water supply and allow building to commence, ensuring people can work and live on the Peninsula again.” “The result has been a lack of affordable housing for the community and a long and expensive commute for those who work in the region. “For years, the Monterey Peninsula has been under a strict building moratorium due to a severe shortage of water,” said Paul Bruno, Monterey Peninsula Engineering Chief Financial Officer. “As businesses are slowly recovering, we need to ensure that there is a reliable water source to support our local economy.” But here on the Monterey Peninsula, we’re facing another challenge and dire consequences of a water shortage that is impacting our region disproportionately,” said Gary Cursio, Monterey County Hospitality Association Government Affairs Director. “We’re all aware of the challenges the hospitality industry has faced over the course of the pandemic. We need the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project to sustain the future of our community.” Severe rationing is the next step and will negatively impact the lives of people reliant upon a functioning local economy.

“But given the severity of California’s drought, increased seawater intrusion and limits on the Carmel River, we have done what we can with the resources in the region. “On the Monterey Peninsula, we have been dedicated to conservation for years, and have been largely successful in those efforts,” said John Tilley, Monterey Commercial Property Owners Association President. Here is what local organizations and leaders across the community say about the issue: The project, which would create and expand three water supply sources for the Monterey Peninsula to reduce regional demand on groundwater and the Carmel River, has gained widespread community support. California Coastal Commission may vote on the project at their November meetingĮarlier this month, the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project’s application was deemed complete, and the project will move for a vote at the California Coastal Commission’s meeting as early as November 2022.

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