PUC backs Pure Water Monterey recycled water project, Cal Am pipeline
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San Francisco >> Praising the Pure Water Monterey recycled water project as “very innovative” and a “very important step” toward bringing a replacement water supply to the Monterey Peninsula, the state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a critical water purchase agreement for the $85 million proposal, along with a $50 million California American Water-owned delivery pipeline and pump station.