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Supervisors vote for Paso Robles water district

Written on 19 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in favor of creating a water district for the Paso Robles groundwater basin. Supervisors Frank Mecham, Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson voted to support legislation to create the district while... (Continue reading)

Nuanced definitions muddy water debate

Written on 18 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors are preparing the framework for facilitating a North County-based water district even while advocates scramble to describe what such a district would, or could, do. A widening rift over... (Continue reading)

POWR IS “belligerent” defending North County

Written on 17 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

PRAAGS/PWE chose the word “belligerent” in a recent Op Ed to describe the efforts of our Protect Our Water Rights [POWR] group. This is an appropriate choice of words as “belligerent” means, “having a war-like attitude.” POWR is defending all... (Continue reading)

Water district supporters criticize POWR and PR-WIN

Written on 13 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by JERRY REAUGH and SUE LUFT We urge the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to approve the Legislative Platform Policy Statement on February 18, supporting special legislation that would advance the process to create an independent water... (Continue reading)

Do not force a water district on Paso Robles

Written on 10 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By CAROL ROWLAND The formation of the proposed PR Basin Groundwater District would be by votes based on acreage. There are 4,906 landowners. It would only take an estimated 30 to 50 large landowners to establish it, 30 to... (Continue reading)

Paso water group wields major-league muscle

Written on 9 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

Eyes on your water: Second in a series of reports on the North County’s festering water politics. A list of the top 30 land owners over the Paso Robles aquifer is available below this story. By DANIEL BLACKBURN Some of... (Continue reading)

Export power is still on the table

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By CINDY STEINBECK Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Groundwater Solutions and Pro Water Equity (PRAAGS/ PWE) has stated that I have participated in a “smear campaign to deceive and confuse residents” with “deception and half-truths.” These accusations are false.... (Continue reading)

PRAAGS and PRO Water Equity don’t see future water banking

Written on 29 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By JERRY REAUGH Two North County groups are taking exception to claims made by a small group of property owners regarding formation of the Paso Robles Basin Water District (PRBWD). In what they describe as a careless and misleading... (Continue reading)

Is water banking in SLO County’s future?

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 47 comments

Eyes on your water: First in a series of reports on the North County’s festering water politics. By DANIEL BLACKBURN Little San Luis Obispo County is poised to become a major player in the West’s high-stakes water future, even while... (Continue reading)

Court-supervised groundwater management

Written on 9 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By CINDY STEINBECK “Management” of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin is a hot topic. Our groundwater basin will be managed. The question and struggle is about who will manage and what rules will apply. California law offers fundamentally different... (Continue reading)