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Los CSD warns of funding cliff for wastewater project, seeks $1.5M to reach 90% design
Summary
Los CSD staff told LAFCO the district needs roughly $1.5 million to reach 90% design for a wastewater solution; board voted to pursue 30% design and a treatment/disposal partnership with Solvang, but groundwater monitoring shows nitrate exceedances and the district warned of sharply rising costs if construction is delayed.
Los (Lo) Community Services District representatives told the Santa Barbara LAFCO they face an urgent funding challenge to replace aging on‑site wastewater systems and address groundwater contamination.
Board President Julie Kennedy and General Manager Guy Savage said the district boundary includes about 384 parcels, most of which are small lots where modern septic dispersal is difficult. The board unanimously authorized preparation of a 30 percent design to compare collection alternatives (gravity sewer, STEP systems or on‑lot advanced effluent systems) and to pursue treatment and disposal in coordination…
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