As the desalination project starts moving forward again with the test wells, the Cambria Community Services District Board and staff refer to the Water Master Plan – a series of studies and documents that have been approved over the last decade and a half. The new CCSD website isn’t as easy to navigate as the previous one, so finding some of this information can be trying or near impossible. If you want to make an informed decision or better understand what the Board is basing their decisions on, add these documents to your reading list.
(I welcome any suggested additions to this list. Just send me an email amanda at aboutcambria dot com or in comments below.)
A collection of several documents in one download.
The least you should know (warning: Large File)
Cambria Urban Water Management Plan (December 2005)
2005 Urban Water Management Plan (Download)
Baseline Water Supply and Demand Analysis (2000, also known as the Kennedy-Jenks report. Current surcharge ordinance and drought “stages” are in this document.)
Water Master Plan Task 2 Baseline Water Supply Analysis (Download)
Assessment of Long-Term Water Supply Alternatives (2002. Also known as Task 4 of the Water Master Plan. Includes data used to compare various alternative sources and the basis on which they were evaluated.)
Assessment of Long Term Water Needs and Alternatives (Download)
Buildout Reduction Report (prepared by consultant and approved by CCSD Board in 2005)
Buildout reduction report (download)
Water Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (2007)
EIR WMP Download
Also an interesting read: the appeal on the Pine Knolls tanks project (June 2005)
CCC Staff Report Pine Knolls Tanks Appeal
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