MPWSP Newsletter 2025 Q2

The Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project received California Coastal Commission approval in November of 2022. The Coastal Development Permit includes 20 conditions of approval that must be satisfied prior to construction of Project components in the Coastal Zone.

California American Water is making significant progress on these critical conditions, including submission of the Report of Waste Discharge to the Regional Water Quality Control Board, needed to receive a permit to discharge brine through M1W’s outfall, and submission of a lease application to the State Lands Commission. Importantly, on August 14, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission approved supply and demand estimates for the MPWSP showing the need for desalination, satisfying one of the key Coastal Development Permit conditions. The California American Water team continues to work on READ MORE