The Pure Water Monterey (PWM) project, funded and built by Monterey One Water, MPWMD (District), and Marina Coast Water, currently provides 38% of the Peninsula’s water. Construction of a 2,250 acre-feet-per-year (AFY) expansion was initiated in 2024 and is expected to be completed in late 2025. The PWM Expansion project will provide close to 60% of the Peninsula’s drinking water needed for housing, jobs, growth, and drought for years to come. “We look forward to expanding our commitment with the completion of the Pure Water Monterey Expansion,” said Dave Stoldt, General Manager of the Water Management District. Pure Water Monterey to Deliver 60% of the Peninsula’s Water Surplus Rain Results in Record Injection Into the Seaside Basin In its third-best year, the District injected 1,519 AF (acre-feet) of surplus rainwater from the Carmel River into the Seaside Groundwater Basin via the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (ASR). That’s enough water to meet 16% of annual demand for the Monterey Peninsula. At the end of the year, the District had 2,189 AF stored in the Pure Water Monterey Operating Reserve and 3,677 AF in the Aquifer Storage and Recovery banked storage. Customer demand for 2024 resulted in a total production of 8,972 AF of drinking water for the year, the lowest demand since 1957. Water supply sources included 3,355 AF from Pure Water Monterey, 3,347 AF from the Carmel River, 1,682 AF from Seaside Groundwater sources, 105 AF from the Sand City Desalination Facility, and 482 AF from other sources. PAGE TWO
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