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Another water main breaks in downtown SLO

Written on 18 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

For the second time in the past three months a water main ruptured in downtown San Luis Obispo. A water main break Wednesday afternoon flooded the 1300 block of Chorro Street. Around 4:30 p.m., flooding began on Chorro Street between... (Continue reading)

Pipe bursts in SLO, floods part of Farmers’ Market

Written on 4 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

F. McClintocks did not serve tri-tip and ribs at Farmers’ Market Thursday evening. A water main burst and flooded McClintocks’ section of Higuera Street. [KSBY] Shortly after 4:30 p.m., a 10-inch water main burst underneath Higuera Street. The broken pipe... (Continue reading)

Mysterious oil spotted off Goleta coast

Written on 30 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

A little more than two months after thousands of gallons of oil spilled along the Gaviota coast, a mysterious layer of oil appeared offshore of the nearby Goleta Beach. [LA Times] Around 11 a.m. Wednesday, kayakers spotted oil about 1,000... (Continue reading)

Ruptured oil pipeline badly corroded

Written on 3 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The pipeline that ruptured near Refugio State Beach in the early afternoon on May 19 had extensive external corrosion, according to a government report released June 3. Investigators with the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration found a 6... (Continue reading)

Oil spill cleanup continues, few animals impacted

Written on 23 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three days after thousands of gallons of oil from a ruptured pipeline poured into the ocean west of Goleta, officials report three dead pelicans and one dead common dolphin, though the cause of dolphin’s death has not been determined. A... (Continue reading)

Supervisor promoting new water pipeline

Written on 27 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson is spearheading plans to construct two water pipelines to provide surplus water from Nacimiento Lake to the county during times state water is in short supply. At a cost of about $3 million,... (Continue reading)

Nipomo Mesa water levels plunge

Written on 7 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The level of water in the Nipomo Mesa plunged 25 percent in one year to its lowest level since 1975, according to a report by the Nipomo Mesa Management Area Technical Group. [AdobePress] According to the Key Wells Index report... (Continue reading)