The Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee is in a critical legal battle against Monterey County’s mismanagement of Lake Nacimiento’s water levels. Excessive water releases and the controversial Interlake Tunnel Project threaten to devastate recreation, tourism, and the local economy. A San Luis Obispo County judge has ordered Monterey County to engage in a final settlement process with our committee to address these ongoing issues. … For years, Monterey County’s water releases from Lake Nacimiento have been mismanaged and at times appear to have exceeded legal limits, with documented cases such as the 12,000 acre-feet over-release in 2018—valued at over $30 million—was released in violation of the state-issued operating permit.
–Written by the Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee