Monterey Peninsula water customers dramatically reduce use

Monterey Peninsula water customers dramatically reduce use

MONTEREY – The last time the Monterey Peninsula saw its current level of water use was during the Dwight Eisenhower administration, the same year America launched its first satellite from the newly formed NASA. The year was 1958, when Monterey Peninsula water users consumed 9,132 acre-feet of water that year. One acre-foot equals 325,851 gallons, so in 1958 water customers used about three billion gallons. Today, despite the population having gr…