Monterey County backs regional approach to combat Salinas Valley seawater intrusion

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News June 28, 2026June 26, 2026

FILE: Crops grow on a Salinas Valley farm in Soledad on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Portions of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin, which are used as municipal and agricultural water sources, have continuously seen seawater intrusion due to overdraft. (Cameron Fozi/Bay City News)

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors reviewed responses to a Civil Grand Jury report that outlined several recommendations for addressing seawater intrusion in the Salinas Valley Basin.

The board, as well as the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, approved Tuesday a draft joint response to the grand jury report called “Seawater Intrusion — A Shared Problem in Monterey County.”

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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