On December 1, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the water purchase agreement between Monterey One Water, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and California American Water to finance the expansion of the Pure Water Monterey project. While California American Water continues to support the Expansion project, the company will seek to review the decision on limited project funding issues and seek to resolve them as quickly as possible.
“Our commitment to the Pure Water Monterey Expansion project is unequivocal and our concerns are clear,” said Kevin Tilden, president of California American Water. “We fully support the Expansion Project and the addition of more recycled water from the project to strengthen the region’s water supplies. But we need the funding to support the wells, pipelines and pumps needed to deliver the additional Expansion Project supplies to our customers in the Monterey Peninsula.”
