A FORMER MONTEREY COUNTY WATER BOARD MEMBER HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER.      STEVE COLLINS FILED THE SUIT ADDRESSING HIS DUAL ROLE ON A FAILED DESALINATION PROJECT.     COLLINS ALLEGES THE COUNTY AND CAL AM VIOLATED HIS CIVIL RIGHTS WHEN THEY LED HIM TO BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE NO CONFLICT IF HE WORKED FOR R-M-C WATER AND ENVIRONMENT AT THE SAME TIME.     COLLINS WAS CHARGED AND SENTENCED LAST MONTH ON CHARGES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND GRAND THEFT FOR HIS DUAL-INVOLVEMENT.