Commercial groundwater users in northern San Luis Obispo County could see new fee

Commercial groundwater users in northern San Luis Obispo County could see new fee

Agricultural and commercial groundwater users in some northern San Luis Obispo County areas may face a new fee in the future.Officials hosted an open house event Wednesday, covering a proposed fee that would apply to agricultural, commercial and "public water system pumpers" in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin.The local groundwater authority proposing the charge Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority says the fee will fund the implementation of…

Paso Robles Groundwater Authority proposes groundwater fee for large pumpers

Only agricultural, commercial and public water system users are subject to the proposed charge – The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority has proposed a groundwater management charge to fund the implementation of its Groundwater Sustainability Plan and meet the requirements of the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Officials mailed notices to agricultural irrigators, commercial users and public water system pumpers listed on 1,315…