News Articles 2012
05/23/12 KSBY Nipomo Pipeline Project vote fails
11/27/12 SMT, Court upholds groundwater basin rule
11/05/12 Tribune, Truth about water
11/04/12 Adobe, Goals outlined by NCSD candidates
10/24/12 Tribune, Nipomo CSD won't process new applications for water service
10/18/12 Tribune, Mary Malone Replying to Ed Eby's post of 10/19/2012
10/18/12 Tribune, Water reigns in Nipomo election
10/04/12 New Times, Vote in these two men in Nipomo
09/28/12 SMT, Deal reached for huge desalination plant in Calif.
09/22/12 SMT, Desalination no panacea for Calif. water woes
09/20/12 Tribune, Revised proposal for Nipomo water pipeline is moving forward
07/23/12 Tribune, Nipomo’s Mike Winn won’t seek re-election
07/22/12 SMT, NCSD seeks volunteers for committee
07/21/12 SMT, NCSD seeks volunteers for committee
07/13/12 SMT, SM groundwater basin healthy
06/06/12 SMT, Sewer plant upgrade funding authorized
06/06/12 Adobe, Sewer plant upgrade funding authorized
06/06/12 Adobe, NCSD stops processing water service applications
06/06/12 Adobe, NCSD projects surplus in 2012-13 budget
06/02/12 SMT, NCSD projects surplus in 2012-13 budget
05/24/12 Tribune, Nipomo growth rate cap remains at 1.8 percent
05/23/12 Tribune, Nipomo Community Services shuts off future faucets
05/18/12 SMT, Voters speak on pipeline
05/15/12 KCOY, Nipomo Community Services District Looking At Alternatives
05/12/12 Adobe, Trustees vote ‘no’ on pipeline district
05/12/12 Tribune, Nipomo Mesa landowners vote against water pipeline funding plan
05/11/12 Santa Maria Times, Voters reject water assessment
05/10/12 Tribune, Just don’t get it
05/10/12 Tribune, Vote over, signs out
05/10/12 Tribune, Nipomo rejects pipeline proposal
05/10/12 Tribune, Nipomo Mesa landowners vote against water pipeline funding plan
05/09/12 Tribune, Pipeline is a crucial project for Nipomo
05/09/12 Tribune, Ballots cast on Nipomo pipeline project
05/06/12 Cal Coast News, Nipomo water pipeline vote closes Wednesday
05/06/12 Santa Maria Times, Pipeline assessment vote goes down to wire
05/05/12 Santa Maria Times, Group’s report supports water pipeline
05/04/12 Adobe, Project fails to meet court standard, Ruth Brackett Retired 4th District Supervisor
05/04/12 Adobe, Pipeline assessment vote goes down to wire
04/25/12 Tribune, Viewpoint: Nipomo ballot facts
04/23/12 Adobe, Water project too expensive
04/23/12 Adobe, A real need for water
04/19/12 Nipomo Real Estate, Woodlands / Shea Homes will Support Water Project (WIP)
04/17/12 Santa Maria Times, A real need for water
04/17/12 Adobe, Send message to the board
04/17/12 Adobe, Protecting water future
04/16/12 Santa Maria Times, More than a third of water ballots returned
04/08/12 Santa Maria Times, Water issue proof needed
04/08/12 Adobe, Taking issue with pipeline
04/06/12 SLO Times, With a grain of salt
04/06/12 SLO Times, Nipomo water
04/06/12 SLO Times, A paradigm shift
04/03/12 Santa Maria Times, SM Council to consider water rate increase
04/01/12 Santa Maria Times, Board casts ‘yes’ votes on pipeline assessment district
03/29/12 Tribune, Supervisors use Nipomo water woes as warning for Paso Robles
03/27/12 New Times, SLO County votes in favor of Nipomo water project
03/26/12 KCOY, Nipomo Homeowners Angry Over Water Spill
03/25/12 Tribune, Pipeline first, then desalination
03/25/12 Tribune, Tax burden too heavy
03/25/12 Tribune, Stop ‘Losangelification’
03/25/12 Tribune, Nipomo pipeline a dead-end idea
03/25/12 Tribune, Don’t buy sight unseen
03/23/12 Santa Maria Times, Water pipe already there
03/20/12 Santa Maria Times, Desalination as an option
03/18/12 Tribune, Nipomo pipeline project expensive but necessary
03/16/12 Santa Maria Times, NCSD authorizes vote on supplemental water
03/16/12 Adobe, Arguments against pipe
03/16/12 Adobe, A 'no' vote on pipeline
03/14/12 Tribune, Nipomo Mesa voters face decision on water pipeline
03/08/12 Santa Maria Times, Public input wanted on scope of water study
03/07/12 Santa Maria Times, Dirty tricks in Nipomo?
03/06/12 Central Coast News, Santa Maria Proposing Increase In Water & Sewer Rates
03/05/12 Tribune, Nipomo desalination
03/05/12 Santa Maria Times, Groups report supports water pipeline
03/03/12 Santa Maria Times, Water and sewer rates likely rising in Santa Maria
02/28/12 Santa Maria Times, Desalting way to go
02/24/12 Santa Maria Times, No benefits in water deal
02/21/12 Tribune, Oceano district warned over alleged violations of open-meeting law
02/18/12 Adobe Press, Bits 'n' pieces of Nipomo, Group to issue pipeline opinion
02/18/12 Santa Maria Times, District denies saltwater intrusion
02/17/12 Adobe Press, OCSD: Aquifer not in danger
02/17/12 Adobe Press, Nipomo water misinformation
02/17/12 Adobe Press, Get the facts on water plan
02/17/12 Adobe Press, County board drops the ball
02/17/12 Adobe Press, Bills would change water rules process
02/16/12 Santa Maria Times, Nipomo water misinformation, Ed Eby Rebuttal Documents
02/16/12 Santa Maria Times, Nipomo water misinformation, Ed Eby
02/14/12 Cal Coast News, Mesa Community Alliance to NCSD: Fess up
02/13/12 Cal Coast News, Oceano seawater intrusion deemed a scam with comments
02/13/12 Cal Coast News, Oceano seawater intrusion deemed a scam
02/12/12 Santa Maria Times, Big deadline not explained
02/10/12 Adobe Press, Conserving our water
02/10/12 Adobe Press, False image of water issue
02/10/12 Adobe Press, Water issue begs solution
02/10/12 Tribune, Review reports
02/09/12 Times Press Recorder, Assessment basis not explained
02/09/12 KCOY, Nipomo CSD Proposes Water Pipeline to Santa Maria
02/08/12 Central Coast News, Nipomo Water Pipeline Nearing Community Vote
02/08/12 Santa Maria Times, The truth about water
02/06/12 Santa Maria Times, Workshops outline pipeline assessment estimates
02/01/12 Tribune, Nipomo Mesa is set to consider pipeline cost
02/04/12 Adobe Press, Property owners hear pipeline assessment estimates
02/04/12 Adobe Press, Conserving our water
02/04/12 Adobe Press, False image of water issue
02/04/12 Adobe Press, Water issue begs solution
02/03/12 Tribune, Nipomo Mesa is set to consider pipeline cost
02/01/12 Santa Maria Times, Water bond opposition
02/01/12 Nipomo Real Estate, Why Supplemental Water?
01/30/12 Another California City Moves to Regulate Water Softeners
01/27/12 Nipomo Real Estate, Nipomo Water Intertie Project (WIP) Town Hall Meetings
01/26/12 Santa Maria Times, Water issue begs solution
01/22/12 Santa Maria Times, Pipeline charge letters sent to property owners
01/21/12 Santa Maria Times, Steelhead recovery planned
01/21/12 Adobe Press, Pipeline charge letters sent to property owners
01/20/12 Adobe Press, Pipeline charge letters sent to property owners woodlands loan version
01/20/12 Tribune, Nipomo begins pipeline process
Nipomo Pipeline Vote Nears Conclusion
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:56 PM By Dave Alley - email
http://www.kcoy.com/Global/story.asp?S=18122967&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=7146855
NIPOMO – After two months, voting for the proposed $26 million Nipomo Mesa supplemental water pipeline is nearing a conclusion. Balloting will end on Wednesday, May 3rd, with results set to be announced on Thursday, May 4th.
Hanging in the balance is a decision some say is perhaps the most important decision in the history of the south San Luis Obispo County community.
"It will affect the economy of the Mesa for next 30 years. It is extremely important. It is a very critical moment in our history," said Pat Eby, a member of the Mesa Community Alliance and an opponent of the proposal.
Michael LeBrun, General Manager of the Nipomo Community Services District, which supports the pipeline, agrees. "This is the most important vote and most important milestone in this community going back 20 years."
Eby says she is against the pipeline for a variety of reasons. "I feel it will drain way too much money away from the mesa. Those people who are customers of water purveyors are the only ones paying for it and that's only 45% of the people who live on the Mesa."
She also worries about the cost of water, which is likely to increase."The pipeline is cheap, they have never released the cost of water, they don't want to talk about the cost of the water, but state water in Santa Maria is very expensive."
LeBrun acknowledges rates will indeed go up if the pipeline, which would tie Into Santa Maria's water supply, is approved. However, he says those increases are necessary. "The big cost of water is delivery, movement. Supplemental water, a fraction of it will be coming from northern California and the cost of moving that water down here is borne again here by the users."
While some in opposition counter other proposals to supplement Nipomo's water supply are more attractive and less expensive, the NCSD believes the pipeline is best fit to serve the community."There's no other opportunities or options for supplemental water that have anything near that timeline," said LeBrun, referring to the fact the pipeline would start construction as soon as this September if approved.
Property owners who have not yet sent in their ballot can do so up until Wednesday, May 3rd. [correction May 9th 1PM] Voters who has already sent in their ballot, but have since changed their decision, can switch their vote as well.
To learn more about the proposed pipeline, go to: www.NCSD.ca.gov
To learn more about the opposition, go to: www.NipomoWater.com