Dennis Taylor

Monterey

Writer and Reporter at The Monterey County Herald

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Articles

Moss Landing clean water project breaks ground

1 week ago | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

MOSS LANDING – Three years ago, Ignacio Garcia stood in his driveway off a dirt road just north of Moss Landing next to a half-dozen large bottles of water, water he needed because his and his neighbors’ well water was too contaminated to drink. Today, he is celebrating the launch of a state-funded water project that will protect him and his family from the dangerous levels of chemicals coming out of his tap.
Water agencies join forces to combat overdrafting Salinas Valley groundwater

2 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

SALINAS – Two Monterey County agencies have joined ranks to collect water data for wells in the Salinas Valley, an effort to hold off the state from coming in to regulate the over-pumping of groundwater supplying much of the county’s $4.4 billion agricultural economy.
Regulator ruling a boost to Cal Am’s desal project

3 weeks ago | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

MONTEREY – A California regulator on Friday issued a proposed ruling siding with California American Water Co.’s estimate of water demand along the Monterey Peninsula by 2050, a ruling that could have implications for the utility’s desalination project down the road. The CPUC decision was made by Administrative Law Judges Robert Haga and Jack Chang.
Excess Salinas water moving to Monterey Peninsula

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Dennis Taylor

Rarely in Monterey County is there ever too much water. But on Wednesday an agreement among three agencies allows the transfer of excess wash-water from 25 vegetable processing plants in Salinas to Pure Water Monterey where, after cleaning, it can be injected into the Seaside Basin for storage.
Excess Salinas water moving to Monterey Peninsula

1 month ago | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

Tesla could benefit the most from new rules on reporting of self-driving car crashes
Desal approval: Local water agencies file objections to judge’s ruling

1 month ago | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

MONTEREY – A Monterey County Superior Court judge has struck down a lawsuit filed by three water agencies and one city against the California Coastal Commission for conditionally approving a desalination plant in Marina. But it is an “intended ruling” and is subject to challenges prior to a final ruling. The 118-page decision by Superior Court Judge Thomas Wills was issued March 28.
M1W official named to key post at Monterey Peninsula water district

2 months ago | sacbee.com | Dennis Taylor

MONTEREY – A seasoned official who has worked on Monterey Peninsula water issues for more than a decade has been named assistant general manager of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. Mike McCullough, the current director of external affairs for Monterey One Water, will begin his new post at the water district on April 4. McCullough worked at M1W for the past 13 years. His focus was to bring the Pure Water Monterey water recycling project online.
M1W official named to key post at Monterey Peninsula water district

2 months ago | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

Monterey man sentenced to over eight years in prison for theft
Violation of open meeting law alleged against group of Monterey County mayors

Feb 8, 2025 | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

SALINAS – A committee called the City Selection Committee charged with appointing mayors to different boards and commissions in Monterey County has been accused of violating California’s open-meeting law. The law, called the Ralph M. Brown Act, was passed by the state Legislature in 2003. It governs the public transparency of local governments.
Mayors name Salinas mayor to key seat on LAFCO board

Feb 8, 2025 | montereyherald.com | Dennis Taylor

SALINAS – A little known committee of a dozen Monterey County mayors named Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue to sit on a quasi-governmental commission, all but ensuring that commission will continue to try and block the Monterey Peninsula Water District’s acquisition of California American Water Co.The City Select Committee often flies under the public’s radar since the lion’s share of its decisions have to do with appointing mayors to a host of boards and commissions across the county.