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Should Los Osos be managed by the county?

Written on 4 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON The Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) has proven to be a failed experiment. Formed in 1998 under the guise of obtaining “local control” the LOCSD has been whittled down to a shell of its former... (Continue reading)

Amid drought, why waste water

Written on 27 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

By TOM SALMON In the daily newspaper on Aug. 19, Lynette Tornatsky took issue with “Too little, too late”, my letter to the editor at the daily newspaper. Yes Lynette, the hydrogeology in Los Osos is such that some 300,000... (Continue reading)

SLO council adopts water restrictions

Written on 21 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council adopted a package of water use restrictions Tuesday that will place the city in compliance with a state mandate. [Tribune] At the direction of the State Water Resources Control Board, all municipal water suppliers... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water bill headed to the governor

Written on 19 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A bill seeking establishment of a water management district for the Paso Robles aquifer, AB 2453, easily passed the California Assembly Monday on a 51-4 vote and is on its way to California Gov. Jerry Brown. The measure, by Assemblyman... (Continue reading)

Leaks shut down Nacimiento Pipeline

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s $176 million pipeline project is delivering no water to participating cities and communities and may not resume operation for weeks. [Tribune] The Nacimiento Pipeline, which delivers water to Atascadero, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and parts... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water bill escapes Senate

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A bill seeking establishment of a water management district for the Paso Robles aquifer, AB 2453, easily passed the California Senate Wednesday evening on a 29-3 vote. The measure, by Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo), now goes back to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water rights group files amended complaint

Written on 6 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION By Protect Our Water Rights Concerns over sweeping changes to private property rights has brought tremendous support from the rural community for the Protect Our Water Rights (POWR) Quiet Title Action. The group filed an amended complaint July 31... (Continue reading)

Let’s fact check the fracktivists

Written on 2 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

OPINION By ANDY CALDWELL Willie Brown, one of the most powerful politicians in California history, remarked that “A lie unanswered in politics, becomes truth within 24 hours.” My challenge? Which lie to begin with as I rebut the propaganda disseminated... (Continue reading)

Atascadero residents trying to refill lake

Written on 31 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A group of concerned residents is attempting to refill the nearly dry Atascadero Lake. [Tribune] Friends of Atascadero Lake is proposing drilling a well at a home on the 8300 block of Portola Road and piping the water to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County policy changes under fire

Written on 28 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County planners are attempting to strengthen a highly contested section of the county general plan that allows officials to restrict private land and water use in times of drought and other resource shortages. The... (Continue reading)