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Cambria CSD running out of cash

Written on 20 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Cambria Community Services District could run out of operating cash in about three months, District General Manager Jerry Gruber said. [Tribune] The district’s financial troubles center around its emergency water supply project, which costs approximately $13 million, including state... (Continue reading)

Cambria emergency water project behind schedule

Written on 26 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Cambria Community Services District did not meet its target date of earlier this week to launch its $9 million emergency water supply project. [Tribune] CSD workers are nearing completion of a water treatment plant and supply system that will... (Continue reading)

Cambria considering reversing irrigation ban

Written on 18 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Cambria Community Services Board of Directors is considering reversing a policy implemented earlier this year that prohibits residents from using district water for domestic irrigation purposes. [Tribune] The board will decide Thursday whether or not to lift the ban,... (Continue reading)

Environmental group sues Cambria CSD over water project

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County environmental group has filed a lawsuit against the Cambria Community Services District, alleging that the district has breached state law in rushing through its approximately $9 million emergency water supply project. The... (Continue reading)

Clearing up misinformation about Cambria’s water supply

Written on 16 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 47 comments

OPINION By AMANDA RICE I am a regular reader of Cal Coast News, a Cambrian and a current elected board member of Cambria CSD. And I respect the role of journalism as the fourth branch of government. A strong, free... (Continue reading)

Cambria’s $15 million toilet to tap emergency water project

Written on 15 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By EUGENE BLANCK Did you ever wonder why your due process rights were usurped by the Cambria CSD (CCSD) when you were not asked whether you preferred “toilet-to-tap” water for $15 million or 300 acre-feet of fresh well water... (Continue reading)

Water rates hike in Cambria

Written on 1 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Water rates will effectively double in Cambria Monday, as utility users begin paying for an emergency water system. Previously, the average residential water bill in Cambria was $48.02. It is now $109.02 when the water system is in operation and... (Continue reading)

Cambria water rates could double

Written on 25 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Cambria water rates could soon double if the community moves forward with an $8.8 million emergency water supply project. [Tribune] After a protest failed Thursday night, the Cambria Community Services District board voted unanimously to approve a major rate hike.... (Continue reading)

Cambria Community Services District director officially files to run For Supervisor

Written on 5 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Muril Clift, a director with the Cambria Community Services District, formally filed his paperwork Tuesday to run for supervisor in San Luis Obispo County’s District 2. He is challenging incumbent supervisor Bruce Gibson. “With my extensive record of public service... (Continue reading)

Cambria CSD considering water rationing

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors is considering declaring a drought emergency that will restrict the amount of water residents and businesses can use and impose hefty penalties on those exceeding the limits. [Tribune] At a board meeting... (Continue reading)