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Santa Barbara turning to desal to curb drought

Written on 20 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The city of Santa Barbara is preparing to open its untapped desalination plant in order to cope with the ongoing drought. [KEYT] Santa Barbara constructed the plant in 1991 following a five-year drought, but the city only used it in... (Continue reading)

Plan B for Paso Robles water shortage

Written on 13 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By WALTER HEER The water problem in Northern San Luis Obispo County is a basic problem that happens in other locations of the country, more water is being pumped from the aquifer than is being replenished. We are suffering... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren leaving county for Oceano manager position

Written on 9 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Director of Public Works Paavo Ogren is slated to exit his county job for the position of Oceano Community Services District manager, according to the district’s website. Ogren approached district officials requesting the... (Continue reading)

Water district bill gets Assembly panel nod

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A bill to create a water management district for the Paso Robles water basin barely navigated its initial legislative test in Sacramento Wednesday afternoon, slipping through the Assembly Local Government Committee on a 6-1 vote. Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis... (Continue reading)

Sierra Club California pans Paso Robles water bill

Written on 6 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Editor’s Note: Letters from the Sierra Club California, North County Watch, The Center for Biological Diversity and Katcho Achadjian about a Paso Robles water basin bill are at the bottom of this article. The bill begins its... (Continue reading)

Los Osos group fights high water bills

Written on 30 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

In the past 14 years. Los Osos residents getting their water from the Golden State Water Company (GSEC) has seen an increase in cost of almost 100 percent and now a group of residents are seeking to oust the for-profit... (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)

Drought spans all of California for first time in 15 years

Written on 25 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The entire state of California has entered a drought for the first time in 15 years, according to a report released by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). [LA Times] The NCDC rates drought conditions on five levels of severity.... (Continue reading)

Water moratorium lawsuit transferred out of SLO County

Written on 23 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

One of two lawsuits seeking to have the Paso Robles water moratorium ordinance overturned will be decided by a judge in Santa Clara County. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Jac Crawford approved the out of county transfer requested by one... (Continue reading)

Californians divided on water shortage solutions

Written on 16 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Nearly nine out of 10 Californians say the state is suffering from a “serious water shortage,” according to a statewide Field Poll of 1,000 registered voters. However, residents are deeply divided on how to solve the dilemma. [MercuryNews] The deepest... (Continue reading)