North Monterey County farmland could be getting desalinated water for irrigation at the same price as its current recycled wastewater source.

 

Closing the circle on a key agreement aimed at addressing a critical water rights issue involving California American Water’s proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination plant, the Board of Supervisors is set to consider on Tuesday signing onto a provision that calls for sending a portion of desal “return” water to the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project at the heavily discounted rate of $56.48 per acre-foot.