WATER MORATORIUM IN MCO S.S.

IN RESPONSE TO CAL-AM WATER COMPANY?S ATTEMPTS TO DEFER A MORATORIUM ON WATER HOOK-UPS ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA, A CONSUMER GROUP IS ASKING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONSIDER SUCH A MORATORIUM BE PUT IN PLACE, UNTIL THE WATER SHORTAGE ENDS. THE OFFICE OF RATEPAYER ADVOCATES MADE THAT REQUEST, AS PART OF A FORMAL PROTEST ABOUT CAL-AM?S ACTIONS (THAT INCLUDED THE DELETION OF MORATORIUM-RELATED DATA IN TRANSCRIPTS THAT CAL-AM GAVE TO THE P.U.C.). CAL-AM SAYS IT HAS PROVED THAT IT CAN RESPOND TO SHORTAGES THROUGH WATER CONSERVATION.