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Monterey One Water outlines Coral Street pump-station electrical relocation; residents urge other sites
Summary
Monterey One Water presented plans to relocate the Coral Street pump stationelectrical system to an upland site to reduce flood risk, citing a FEMA grant and an engineering need; neighbors pushed back on the preferred golf-course location and raised concerns about visual impacts, wildlife, noise and notification.
Matthew Thompson, director of engineering at Monterey One Water, told the Pacific Grove City Council at a special study session that the Coral Street pump stationserves a large portion of northwest Pacific Grove and handles roughly 500,000 gallons per day, and that flooding of the stationdry well could destroy electrical equipment and cause a major sewage spill.
"Pacific Grove is a special place, worthy of protection," Thompson said, explaining why Monterey One Water is proposing to relocate the pump station electrical system to an upland site and presenting three design alternatives intended to reduce visual impacts at the city-preferred golf-course site.
Thompson said the electrical relocation was conceived about 2010, that Monterey One Water used city-owned sites in lieu of connection fees, and that the agency eliminated the corporation yard option…
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