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Cuesta College closes small pool because of leaks

Written on 17 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cuesta College announced Wednesday it is closing its small 60,000 gallon pool to make emergency safety repairs to the pool lining. The small pool will be closed indefinitely, Cuesta College officials said in a press release. The unplanned repairs have... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College losing 35,000 gallons of water daily

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a four-year drought, Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo has nearly doubled its water usage primarily because of a leaking pool. And college officials plan to keep the pool open while putting off any substantial repairs... (Continue reading)

Water and sewer sale in San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT You haven’t heard about it, though, because the city wants you to believe they’re doing the opposite, encouraging you to conserve water with appropriate “conservation pricing.” Like much at our city hall, that’s smoke and mirrors.... (Continue reading)

SLO to ration water if residents don’t cut use

Written on 29 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo plans to institute water rationing if residents do not cut their water use by more than 10 percent over the next few months. [Tribune] Individual residents of San Luis Obispo currently use about 72... (Continue reading)

Atascadero families to pay more for high water use

Written on 26 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Atascadero Mutual Water Co. is raising rates for residential consumers who use the most water, and all city water users could soon face surcharges. [Tribune] AMWC officials have identified approximately 9,300 single-family residences, or about 20 percent Atascadero homes,... (Continue reading)

Are immigrants to blame for California’s drought?

Written on 26 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

A statewide media campaign pinning blame for California’s drought on immigrants has kicked off a debate on whether state immigration laws have an affect on water shortages. [LA Times] Santa Barbara-based Californians for Population Stabilization has long called for tougher... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach council tables building moratorium

Written on 20 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Following objections from residents and developers, the Pismo Beach City Council tabled a proposed building moratorium. [Tribune] On Tuesday, the council considered adopting an ordinance that would prohibit the city from issuing building permits for vacant lots. Developers could only... (Continue reading)

Is Diablo desal SLO County’s next water source?

Written on 19 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is slated to approve an agreement Tuesday that, in emergency situations, will allow the county’s branch of Cal Fire to purchase desalinated water from Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Pacific Gas & Electric... (Continue reading)

Starbucks to move water business out of California

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A week after media reported that Starbucks was running a bottled water business out of drought-stricken areas of California, the coffee giant announced it is moving the sourcing and production of Ethos Water to Pennsylvania. [LA Times] The Starbucks subsidiary... (Continue reading)

Starbucks selling California water amid drought

Written on 1 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

Amid the worst drought in California history, Starbucks is bottling California sourced spring water to sell in their coffee houses.  [Time] Ethos Water was founded in 2002 in Southern California with a promise to help battle global water issues. For... (Continue reading)