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Landscaping wineries with Native Plants: The Perfect Pairing

Creating an inviting environment for your customers through the functionality of a wine tasting room is a vitale step in creating a captivating experience through an interactive, fun, and relaxing atmosphere. Anticipating the needs and wants of your customers in advance can boost sales due to the increasing popularity of wine tourism, and their experience goes beyond your marketing and …


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Supervisors approve ag water conservation offset ordinance

Supervisors approve ag water conservation offset ordinance Posted: 7:53 am, February 28, 2015 by Heather Young Program to replace urgency ordinance In another hearing about what to do about the severity of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved, 3-2, an ordinance creating an Agricultural Water Conservation Offset Program. supervisors Frank Mecham, Bruce Gibson …


County supervisors let water ordinance expire

No regulations are put into place to restrict new development The Paso Robles Groundwater Basin emergency ordinance, which was approved in 2013, will expire in August. The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors chose to not adopt a new ordinance proposed by county staff on Tuesday. The proposed ordinance included banning new agricultural plantings in areas with dwindling groundwater …


Supervisors take steps to create Paso Robles water basin district

Draft LAFCO application could go to supervisors in 90 days, Atascadero basin excluded The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the flood control district, discussed and gave feedback to county staff on four issues: water district boundaries, water district powers, mechanism to fund water district and water district formation process schedule, in relationship to its application to …


Paso Robles Groundwater Levels

Paso Robles groundwater levels could drop 70 feet more by 2040, report says BY DAVID SNEED dsneed@thetribunenews.com A new analysis of the Paso Robles groundwater basin shows that aquifer levels near Paso Robles will drop an additional 70 feet if pumping continues unabated over the next 30 years. The new hydrological analysis commissioned by the San Luis Obispo County Department …


Supervisors vote to start process for water district

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to start the process of creating a Paso Robles groundwater basin district. The move follows the state’s passage last month of new legislation to permit the district’s formation. On a 4-1 vote, the supervisors directed county staff to prepare a petition to the Local Agency Formation Commission to form …


Council Approves Lake Nacimiento Water Recovery Well

Paso Robles City Council gives go-ahead for $245,000 construction contract Article By Heather Youg At their Sept. 2 meeting, members of the Paso Robles City Council passed approval for the city to enter into a contract for $245,149 to construct a recover well for Lake Nacimiento water. The project would add a shallow well at the Thunderbird well field that …


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Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance – Part 1

Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance PART 1: ANSWERS TO GENERAL ORDINANCE QUESTIONS The following information is from the San Luis Obispo County Planning and Building Department concerning the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance. These frequently asked questions are broken into three categories – the first set contains general questions about the applicability of the ordinance and …


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Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance – Part 2

Exceptions To The Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance PART 2: QUESTIONS ABOUT EXCEPTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE The following information is from the San Luis Obispo County Planning and Building Department concerning the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance. These frequently asked questions are broken into three categories – the first set contains general questions about the applicability of the ordinance and how …


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Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance – Part 3

Questions About Paso Robles Wells PART 3: QUESTIONS ABOUT WELLS The following information is from the San Luis Obispo County Planning and Building Department concerning the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Ordinance. These frequently asked questions are broken into three categories – the first set contains general questions about the applicability of the ordinance and how it is implemented; the second …