Monthly Archives: July 2008

Water in the Media – Shortages and Solutions

Two articles of note you might want to check out – the first an op-ed from LA Times, the other an article from Scientific American magazine. Something tells me many of you have already read the LA Times piece, but … Continue reading

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Candidacy for CCSD Director – Rich Davega

On Wednesday, July 30, 2008, I filed candidacy papers for the November election. The events of the last several months have deeply concerned me in that I believe that they are evidence of the CCSD and the current Board being … Continue reading

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LAFCO Municipal Services Review To Be Heard July 31

Tomorrow at 9:00am in the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors Chamber LAFCO staff will present their review of the CCSD to the Commission. The Draft MSR was recently presented to the CCSD. The version that will be presented tomorrow … Continue reading

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July 24 CCSD Meeting – Part 2

In writing about the first part of the CCSD meeting from last Thursday, I stopped before the really interesting part: Public Comment. Most of the Cambrians who asked to speak addressed the concerns about the lack of a final count … Continue reading

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Using More Than Six Units a Month is Sooo 20th Century!

The average Cambria household (as if any of us are average) has about two people. (Actually, somewhere between 1.61 and 2.2). The CCSD says that most households use 12 units bi-monthly. Using my handy-dandy excel water calculator (available in the … Continue reading

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CCSD Meeting July 24, 2008

First a note to anyone at Thursday’s Meeting: Please add your impressions and what you remember of the meeting. The audio isn’t yet posted at slo-span.org, and I wasn’t there for the whole meeting. So readers can easily follow the … Continue reading

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