Protect Marina's Ground Water

CAL-AM WATER COMPANY IS

PLANNING ON STEALING MARINA'S 

GROUND WATER SUPPLY

Video: A brief introduction to the City of Marina, California, and the key points explaining the environmental injustice of the proposed Cal-Am slant well desalination plant which would be imposed on Marina if it allowed to be built. This video was shown to the CA Coastal Commission on November 14, 2019 at a public hearing, part of strong opposition voiced by many individual citizens, regional elected officials, environmental and community groups.

Marina's ground water supply is in jeopardy.  California American Water Company, the largest publicly traded (For Profit) U.S. water and wastewater utility company, is planning on stealing our water!  According to Citizens for Just Water, "CalAm has no groundwater rights and the experimental Slant Well extraction of groundwater will cause further harm to an aquifer in overdraft. Cal Am’s desal project relies on using Marina's groundwater to feed their experimental desalination project for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. Cal Am does not have water rights to this water. A Stanford groundwater study shows that this project will cause harm to the aquifer which is already identified as 'critically over drafted'. The project will impact our beaches and federally recognized threatened wildlife but serve no water to Marina. Our community was not asked if we wanted this project. It is being forced on our less wealthy community to serve the peninsula hospitality and real estate interests."

The California Coastal Commission will be meeting on September 17, 2020 to decide the fate of Marina.  Please join us in the fight along with the City of Marina, Citizens for Just Water, and many others!  To get more information to either speak as a concerned citizen to the Coastal Commission on September 17th for one minute, or to just join our mailing list email Therese Kollerer with Citizens for Just Water at therese.c4justwater@gmail.com or visit https://www.citizensforjustwater.org/.