LAFCO approves Paso Robles water district
Proposed districts include Shandon-San Juan Water District and Estrella-El Pomar-Creston Water District
– Cal Coast News reports – The San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) voted 5-2 Thursday to approve an application to form the Estrella-El Pomar-Creston Water District as part of the Paso Robles groundwater basin.
In early March 2016, more than 70 percent of voters rejected the large landowners’ plan. After their plan was rejected, the large landowners worked to form several water districts over portions of the Paso Robles basin. The proposed districts include a 144,000-acre Shandon-San Juan Water District and the about 40,000-acre Estrella-El Pomar-Creston Water District.
Both proposals have now received LAFCO approval and now require a vote of the property owners. Funding for the districts is slated to come from special taxes on landowners in the district.
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