2013년 7월 31일, 해수 담수화 플랜트 준공을 포함하는 몬테레이(Monterey) 반도 수자원 공급 프로젝트에 참여하는 15개 주체 및 기관들이 캘리포니아 공공 시설 협의회(California Public Utilities Commission)가 제시한 몇 가지 협의 사항에 대해 2013년 7월 31일 캘리포니아 아메리칸 워터(Cal Am)과 합의에 도달하였다고 발표했다.

Fifteen parties with interests in the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, which involves a seawater desalination plant, reached agreement with California American Water (Cal Am) on a number of issues in settlements filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on 31 July 2013. 

Key issues addressed in the settlements were: 

 Criteria the CPUC should employ to determine when and if to move forward with the Ground Water Replenishment component of the project 

 The development of a hydrogeological study and technical report on pumping from proposed slant wells to guide Cal Am's use of source water 

 Project costs, including cost recovery for capital, operation and maintenance costs 

 Contingency plans for desalination facility intake, discharge and plant location 

 Various financing mechanisms designed to lower the cost of water from the project 

 Determination of the needed plant size to serve customers. The sizing takes into consideration the region's demand plus allocations for growth, including development on lots of record, among other factors.

A prehearing conference on matters including the status of the settlement motion is set for 16 September 2013. The settlement agreements are pending CPUC approval and will not take effect until the CPUC reviews them and determines they are reasonable within the law and in the public interest.

[출처: D&WR / 2013년 8월 6일]