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California Coastal Commission Unanimously Denied Army Corps Desal Tests

On Friday, December 9, 2011 the California Coastal Commission held a hearing to determine whether the desalination-related testing the Army Corps of Engineers proposed to do on the beach at Shamel Park. The Commission heard a report from their own … Continue reading

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July 28, 2011 CCSD Meeting Agenda

The July 2011 Cambria Community Services District meeting  is scheduled for 12:30pm Thursday, July 28. The full agenda packet available at www.cambriacsd.org This agenda is prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. By listing a topic on this … Continue reading

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First Cambria CSD Board Meeting for Jerry Gruber as Acting General Manager This Week

The agenda for this month’s Cambria CSD Board meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011. Agenda packet with supplemental information available at Cambriacsd.org A new era begins. Let the honeymoon with Mr. Gruber commence! 1. OPENING A. Call to Order … Continue reading

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Joint Environmental Assessment Public Comment Period Open Until June 20, 2011

But this isn’t the assessment of the desalination plant. Not yet. This is an assessment of the impacts of wells to test whether this is a good spot for intake for desalination. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),  adopted in … Continue reading

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Desalination Environmental Review Out to Bid

The Army Corps of Engineers put out a request for bids to do the environmental review of the Desalination project. As of today, there are 9 interested parties, listed below.  Information retrieved from FedBizOpps.gov Last Name First Name Contractor Business … Continue reading

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Desalination – News and No News

To my knowledge, the Army Corps of Engineers hasn’t begun to construct the test wells on the beach. They are restricted to doing any mechanical activity on the beach to between September 1 and November 1 each year. They have 45 days left in 2010. Continue reading

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