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National Geographic : New Series on Water includes article on Desal

National Geographic published “Could Seawater Solve the Freshwater Crisis?Experts weigh in on what’s holding desalination back.” as part of a series of articles on water. Check it out here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110804-fresh-water-crisis-desalination-environment-science/ Although the article seems to lean toward desalination as a potentially … Continue reading

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July 28, 2011 CCSD Meeting Agenda

The July 2011 Cambria Community Services District meeting  is scheduled for 12:30pm Thursday, July 28. The full agenda packet available at www.cambriacsd.org This agenda is prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. By listing a topic on this … Continue reading

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The Upside of All the Delays in Desalination for Cambria

In 1996, Cambria had a desalination plant all designed, permitted and ready to break ground. The election that year tossed out the pro-desal  Board and the new Board halted the project. Now, thirteen years later, we’re still working toward the … Continue reading

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Professional Development & Industry Organizations Can Provide Many Benefits

The Cambria Community Services District (and some individual staff members) belong to a number of organizations and benefit from the advocacy, training, publications and conferences those associations provide to members.   A review of the expenditure reports over the last … Continue reading

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Rates for Water and Sewer Will Increase as of July 1, 2009

The third time really was the charm for the CCSD when it comes to an increase in the rates for water and wastewater. In just one afternoon, the District held the public hearing and then counted the letters of protest … Continue reading

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Evaluation of Various Additional Water Sources for Cambria

We’ve been on the current path toward desalination, carpooling with Bill D. Moratorium for nearly 10 years. Many studies have been commissioned and reviewed before the CCSD Directors back then decided how much water we need, at what level of … Continue reading

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