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Pismo Beach plans to recycle wastewater

Written on 29 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The Pismo Beach City Council voted unanimously on April 21 to begin pursuing a recycled water facility at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. City staff estimates that recycling wastewater could add as much as 950 acre feet to the city’s... (Continue reading)

Here’s the best motive to love or hate a new water district

Written on 22 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Advocates of a proposed Paso Robles basin water district trooped to the microphone Tuesday like dutiful crusaders, all to inform San Luis Obispo County supervisors of the many reasons for their support. Here’s a really good... (Continue reading)

Stop the Laetitia development

Written on 22 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 39 comments

Opinion By TIM TOOMEY The Laetitia proposed ag cluster project, which has been pending since 2004, intends to build 102 estate homes on minimum one acre sites located between Nipomo and Arroyo Grande. It is scheduled for Planning Commission review... (Continue reading)

Supervisors pass on Paso water district plans to LAFCO

Written on 22 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is asking a local board to approve the creation of a government agency tasked with managing groundwater use in North County’s Paso Robles basin. [Tribune] On a 3-2 vote, the supervisors chose... (Continue reading)

Dissolution of Los Osos is the only solution

Written on 18 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 44 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON The Los Osos Community Services District was created in 1999 based on the premise of “local control.” When formed, the original board enacted latent powers that included providing the services of sewer, half the community’s water,... (Continue reading)

Supervisors agree on restricting exportation of groundwater

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of an ordinance that it will make it difficult to export groundwater out of a local basin or into another county. [Tribune] Anyone wishing to export groundwater... (Continue reading)

Los Osos officials fail to comprehend water conservation

Written on 12 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 47 comments

OPINION BY TOM SALMON The Tribune reports that the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) has implemented a 50 gallon per day per person water restriction and no potable water can be used for irrigation outside. The LOCSD fails to... (Continue reading)

Do we need the proposed Paso Robles water district?

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION By JIM OLESNANIK I learned long ago that before you can solve a problem, you must first identify the problem and secondly, the underlying cause of that problem. What is the problem? The “problem” is dropping water levels in... (Continue reading)

California cities, towns must cut water use by 25 percent

Written on 2 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown announced an executive order Wednesday that will require all cities and towns in the state to cut their water use 25 percent from 2013 levels. [LA Times] The executive order is California’s first mandatory water use... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay water rates to double and then some

Written on 30 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Morro Bay water bills will more than double over the next five years, and they will be accompanied by a similar increase in sewer rates. [Tribune] Last week, the Morro Bay City Council unanimously approved a new rate structure that... (Continue reading)