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Board sets Los Ososgrowth limit at 0.4% for 2026 after heated basin debate
Summary
After a day of testimony from local water purveyors, scientists and residents, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors established a 0.4% growth rate (25 new dwelling allocations) for Los Osos in 2026 and removed countywide caps elsewhere, citing groundwater modeling and a cautious implementation approach. The vote was 4-1.
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to set the community of Los Ososannual growth rate at 0.4% for calendar year 2026, a limit equivalent to 25 new dwelling allocations. The board also moved to remove the countywide growth cap in the ordinance while preserving specific-plan caps for Monarch Dunes and Dana Reserve.
The decision followed a lengthy hearing in which the Basin Management Committee (BMC) recommended a 0% growth rate for 2026 based on a newly calibrated transient groundwater model that shows continuing seawater intrusion under current pumping patterns. Purveyors and local experts urged the board to adopt the BMC recommendation. Golden State Water Company, Los Osos Community Services District and other purveyors submitted a joint letter arguing that uncertainty in the model should not be…
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