Announcements
January 7, 2024. Listen to a KSQD radio interview with Monterey Waterkeeper's executive director Chelsea Tu on the fertilizer nitrate crisis here.
December 21, 2023. Check out an op-ed by Monterey Waterkeeper and the San Jerardo Cooperative on the importance of reducing fertilizer nitrate pollution to protect Central Coast communities here.
November 20, 2023. Check out our progress update for Winter 2023 here.
MWK Winter 2023 Progress Update.pdfOctober 30, 2023. Monterey Waterkeeper and other groups filed a lawsuit against the State Water Board for weakening key nitrate protections in the Central Coast. Check out the press release and complaint here.
FINAL PRESS RELEASE_Ag 4.0 Writ of Mandate Petition 10_30_23.pdfOctober 6, 2023. Check out our progress update for Fall 2023 here.
MWK Fall 2023 Progress Update.pdfAugust 11, 2023. Monterey Waterkeeper submitted a comment letter urging the State Water Board to reduce nitrate pollution and protect drinking water in the Central Coast region.
We will also be providing public comments during the Board's September 19 hearing. Sign up here to join us!
AG Order 4.0 Press Release.pdfJuly 4, 2023. Check out our Summer 2023 progress update here.
June 28, 2023. We are proud to nominate the Point Sur Marine Protected Areas to be the first marine water quality protection area since 1974. Find out more here.
June 8, 2023. Did you know that the Salinas River is a wild and navigable river? Read more about Monterey Waterkeeper's journey on the river here.
May 22, 2023. Today through June 5, 10% of your purchase at the Columbia Sportswear store in Monterey will be donated to Monterey Waterkeeper! Please present flyer at checkout.
Columbia Flyer 2.jpgApr. 21, 2023. Help us strengthen the Central Coast's policy to reduce fertilizer nitrogen pollution! Sign up here to have your voice heard.
Apr. 14, 2023. Join us for free kayak cleanup excursions on May 6, June 24, & August 19! RSVP here.
Jan. 24, 2023. We are looking for two law clerks to join us in summer 2023. Applications are due by Feb. 24, 2023 at 5pm.
Monterey Waterkeeper Summer Law Clerk Opp_Jan2023.pdfDec. 21, 2022. Check out all of Monterey Waterkeeper's accomplishments in our first year!
Monterey Waterkeeper EOY Letter 2022.pdfNov. 11, 2022. Check out Monterey Herald's "Sharing the wonders of the coastal waters," which covers our very first education adventure to Elkhorn Slough under Monterey Waterkeeper's new Central Coast Water Leaders program.
MWK Elkhorn Slough Monterey Herald_11_11_22.pdfNov. 2, 2022. We are excited to launch Monterey Waterkeeper's Central Coast Water Leaders program, which facilitates water education trips with youth from disadvantaged communities to Elkhorn Slough and the Monterey Bay.
MWK Elkhorn Slough Press Advisory_11_2_22.pdfAug. 21, 2022. Join us in a radio conversation on drinking water contamination in the northern Central Coast.
July 18, 2022. Check out Monterey Waterkeeper's new priorities in the Monterey Herald article "New Central Coast nonprofit focuses on water quality, access".
MWK Monterey Herald_7_18_22.pdfNovember 20, 2023. Check out our progress update for Winter 2023 here.
MWK Fall 2023 Progress Update.pdf