Coastal Water Project Proposed by California American Water Company

SCH Number: 2006101004
Lead Agency: Public Utilities Commission (California Public Utilities Commission)
Document Title: Coastal Water Project Proposed by California American Water Company
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 12/8/2010

Document Description: The proposed project is called the Coastal Water Project (CWP). The water supply is needed to replace existing supplies that are constrained by recent legal decisions affecting the Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basin water resources. The CWP would produce desalinated water, convey it to the existing California American Water (CalAm) distribution system, and increase the system's use of storage capacity in the Seaside Groundwater Basin. The CWP would consists of several distinct components: a seawater intake system; a desalination plant' a brine discharge system; product water conveyance pipelines and storage facilities; and an aquifer and recovery (ASR) system.

Contact Information: Andrew Barnsdale
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3298
(41) 703-3221

Cities: Seaside Sand City Marina Del Rey Oaks
Counties: Monterey
Cross Streets: various
Zip: various
Total Acres: +100
Parcel #: various
State Highways: 1, 156, 68
Railways: UPRR
Schools: various
Waterways: Monterey Bay, Salinas River, Moss Landing Harbor, Carmel River
Other Location Info: City/Nearest Community: Former Ford Ord
Other Information: RR: Transportation Agency of Monterey County's right-of-way between Castroville and Monterey

Approving Agency: CPUC
Approving Agency Role: Lead Agency
Approved On: 12/2/2010
Final EIR Available Location: California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102-3298

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: Yes
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes