LosGatosObserver.com

Tag: Desalination Sat, March 20, 2010

• Douglas Deitch Sounds Off On Santa Cruz Water Policy

  Sep 24, 2009, by Douglas Deitch Opinion

  On Jan. 6, 1987 then-Supervisor Chairperson Gary Patton signed into law the “County Well Ordinance.” This law, one of many conceived and designed by Mr. Patton, was intended to protect our groundwater from contamination from a number of possible causes.

• Why Santa Cruz Needs Desal

  Sep 09, 2009, by Laura Brown and Bill Kocher Opinion
  

  The directors of two local water agencies defend a desalination project in Santa Cruz County, saying it would make up for water shortages, not serve as a Trojan horse for growth. “It is not designed, or intended, to accommodate UCSC growth or higher densities than current land use zoning,” they write.

• Public Opposes Monterey Desalination Plant

  Jul 15, 2009, by Staff Environment

  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.