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Expressed concerns about toxic waste disposal, monitoring, and compliance penalties related to point-of-use water treatment systems.

Raised concerns regarding CEQA addendum compliance and B 8 zoning overlay impacts for the point-of-use water treatment ordinance.

Expressed concern regarding industrial contamination and hexavalent chromium near Moss Landing affecting water quality.

Expressed concern over high mental health spending and opposed AT&T landline rollbacks and data centers.

Raised concerns about transparency and governance at the Salinas Valley Fair and commented on groundwater sustainability and seawater intrusion.

Speaking for the Association of Realtors, praised staff for releasing water rather than holding it back, but urged the commission to remove fixture limits and predetermined categories.

A local realtor questioned whether county staff understand everyday housing needs and asked the commission to help solve the county's housing shortage.

Suggested that water allocation should be tied to property size and overall site capacity rather than counting individual plumbing fixtures.

Asked how the water policy would impact emergency water storage tanks for homes and school campuses during disasters.

Recommended that water be reserved when an application is deemed complete and suggested specific timelines and milestones to prevent water hoarding.

Shared historical experiences of pesticide and fertilizer contamination in San Gerardo wells and urged better protection for farmworkers.

Spoke on behalf of Landwatch, supporting a balance between developer certainty and preventing water hoarding, and recommending clock stops during project litigation.

Expressed concern that developers invest significant money only to find water unavailable at the end of the entitlement process, suggesting water should be earmarked earlier.

Advocated for setting aside water once an application is deemed complete and suggested applying per-unit caps to older waiting list projects to stretch water resources further.

Raised concerns about a lack of water guarantees for complete applications in the pipeline and requested clarity on the rationale for the 80% planned housing growth allocation.

Criticized Monterey One Water's flat-rate billing structure as unfair to smaller households and ADUs compared to larger families.

Expressed frustration over transparency and the lengthy delays in resolving the San Lucas drinking water crisis and other county projects.

Asked the board to discuss groundwater sustainability agency projects addressing seawater intrusion and their land use and tax implications.