PAGE TWO For the first time in over 30 years, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (District) is releasing water to the seven peninsula cities, the Airport District, and the Department of Defense to support new construction, remodels, and commercial changes. This was made possible by the construction of an expansion to the Pure Water Monterey (PWM) project. To utilize an allocation, projects must have an existing water meter, and their jurisdiction must approve a release of water. Projects requiring a new meter remain subject to the Cease & Desist Order (CDO) meter moratorium until the State acts on the District's current application to modify the CDO. PWM was funded and built by Monterey One Water, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, and Marina Coast Water. Completed in October of 2025, it now provides 60% of the Peninsula’s drinking water for housing, jobs, growth, and drought. Supply Gets Boost from Storage Customer demand in 2025 required 3B gallons (gal) of drinking water, the lowest demand since 1957. Water supply sources included 1.2B gal from PWM, 1.1B gal from the Carmel River, 549M gal from Seaside Groundwater sources, and 53M gal from the Sand City Desalination Facility. At the end of the year, the District had 767M gal stored in the PWM Operating Reserve and 1.4B gal in the Aquifer Storage and Recovery. A total of 2.2B gal of stored water is now banked in the Seaside Basin. Water Allocation Releases New Supply for Construction and Remodels
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