On Wednesday of last week, 2/27/08, The Nipomo Community Services District (NCSD) had an opportunity to move the business and commercial community forward by granting an intent to serve letter to a 71 room hotel. The directors punted, and delayed any decision until June. That was the wrong decision. The Tribune, has now weighed in [...]
Archive for the ‘Water Crisis’ Category
Nipomo Deserves A Hotel
March 5, 2008Is The NCSD Misleading The Public About Nipomo Water?
January 20, 2008One wonders, after reading the most recent public “press release” under Ms. Whitlow’s name, apparently released with the authority and blessing of the NCSD Board. Ms. Whitlow is listed on the NCSD website as a Conservation and Public Outreach Specialist, and is apparently a full time, salaried employee of the NCSD. Why the NCSD actually [...]
Seawater Intrusion And The Nipomo Aquifer–Or, Whither The Water Crisis II
August 30, 2007One of the popular pastimes these days in the local Nipomo water debate is discussing the health of the Nipomo Aquifer. One of the most common scare tactics used by those who argue that Nipomo is in the midst of a water crisis is to claim that the Nipomo aquifer is over drafted and is [...]
Opinions of NCSD Water Expert Robert Beeby, P.E. Or Whither The Water Crisis?
August 18, 2007During the course of the lengthy Santa Maria Basin complex water litigation, our locally elected Nipomo Community Services District retained, in conjunction with other water purveyors, an expert witness to testify at trial. The expert the NCSD retained was Robert G. Beeby, P.E. of the consulting company, SAIC. You can see Mr. Beeby’s qualifications here: [...]


