Monterey City Council was packed yesterday with almost 100 people, most of them opposed to a proposed desalination plant in Moss Landing. Apart from concerns over the $300 million price tag for the facility, opponents cited environmental concerns and a general misgivings about Cal Am as the reasons for their resistance to the project. “Corporations should not be profiting from water,” said Peggy Olsen, a Monterey resident.
Monterey City Council was packed yesterday with almost 100 people, most of them opposed to a proposed desalination plant in Moss Landing. Apart from concerns over the $300 million price tag for the facility, opponents cited environmental concerns and a general misgivings about Cal Am as the reasons for their resistance to the project. “Corporations should not be profiting from water,” said Peggy Olsen, a Monterey resident.
Two alternative plans are also being considered by the Public Utilities Commission. LandWatch Monterey County and the Sierra Club of Ventana have proposed a fourth, “hybrid” plan, which combines elements of the other three proposals. The PUC is expected to state which project it prefers in March 2010.
The meeting comes as the Santa Cruz water department and the Soquel Creek Water District are considering a desalination plant for Santa Cruz. Read more about the Moss Landing meeting at the Monterey County Herald.
