www.montereycountynow.com JULY 17-23, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 11 In a critical California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proceeding, Cal Am testified to a FAKE water demand forecast claiming the Peninsula will use 50% more water over the next 25 years. That’s impossible. AMBAG’s population forecast predicts only 11% growth over that time. BIG NEWS! Five decades of water shortage on the Peninsula are over. The Pure Water Monterey Expansion will give us all the water we need to lift the CDO and provide water for growth for the next 25 years or more. Thanks to the visionary work of local public water agencies, desal is no longer needed. Despite all the evidence presented in this case by public agencies and experts in water planning, the CPUC is turning a blind eye to the truth. If you are outraged by Cal Am’s deceptive attempt to stick us with the bill for an obscenely expensive desal plant we don’t need, tell the CPUC by July 24. To learn more and post your protest on the CPUC’s website, go to: PublicWaterNow.org They’re desperate to justify a desal plant that will raise your water bills 50% to 70%. Cal Am Can’t Afford to Tell the Truth.
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