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Supervisors split over Paso Robles groundwater study and PVCC budget; staff told to return narrowed items
Summary
Supervisors debated a grant‑funded engineering study for supplemental state water supplies in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin and approval of Paso Basin Cooperative Committee budget items; concerns included governance changes, cost allocation, and risk of state takeover if SGMA reporting deadlines are missed.
The San Luis Obispo County Board spent significant time Tuesday contesting how to fund and govern groundwater work in the Paso Robles Basin, ultimately directing staff to bring back a narrower proposal to fund only the SGMA‑mandated five‑year evaluation and annual report.
Supervisor Arnold voiced strong objections to several recent governance changes in the Paso Basin Cooperative Committee (PBCC), saying elected representatives were removed and alleging those changes shift power to large agricultural pumpers. "We're handing it off to arguably the folks that…
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