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Monterey 1 Water presents Pure Water Monterey and stormwater diversion lessons
Summary
Monterey 1 Water described how stormwater and dry‑weather diversions feed the Pure Water Monterey indirect potable reuse system, citing reduced nitrogen loads (~800,000 lb) and increased reuse yield (~4,000 acre‑feet); presenters flagged seasonal storage and varied source‑water quality as major implementation challenges.
Monterey 1 Water told the State Water Resources Control Board about regional efforts to divert urban and agricultural runoff into the Pure Water Monterey treatment and groundwater recharge system.
Principal engineer Lisonbee Imamura described the region’s constraints — no federal/state supplies, no snowpack, critically overdrafted aquifers — and how state grants and cooperative agreements made diversion projects possible. Pure Water Monterey…
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