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Current Documents

May 20, 2013: Project Construction Update for the month of April 2013.

April 26, 2013: Project Construction Update for the month of March 2013 .

March 29, 2013: Los Osos property owners received an informational brochure about the water conservation rebate program. Read the brochure. 

March 27, 2013: Project Construction Update for the month of February 2013.  

February 19, 2013: Project Construction Update for the month of January 2013 .

December 28, 2012: Los Osos residents and property owners received an informational brochure about the collection system construction and upcoming lateral installations. Read the brochure . 

November 2, 2012: Baseline Groundwater Quality Report released to the Regional Water Quality Control Board. This was an additional requirement under the WDR R3-2011-0001. This report contains the latest Nitrate concentrations and Groundwater levels.

October 11, 2012: The revised final draft of Water Conservation Implementation Plan . This Plan will be presented and recommended for adoption at the 10-23-2012 Board of Supervisors meeting.   

August 20, 2012: Construction Plans for Los Osos Wastewater Collection System, Areas A&D , Areas B&C , and Pump Stations .

July 24, 2012: Proposed Water Conservation Implementation Plan for the Project Service Area.

June 19, 2012: Project Public Forum at Los Osos Middle School. Watch the meeting.   Powerpoint presentation.

June 11, 2012: Approved Habitat Management Plan . Complies with Coastal Commission special condition No. 3 of the Coastal Development Permit.  

June 8, 2012: Letter to the California Coastal Commission regarding initiation of development under the Project permit.

June 7, 2012: Approved Recycled Water Management Plan . Complies with Coastal Commission special condition No. 5 of the Coastal Development Permit.

May 22, 2012: The Project has completed the compliance process for the pre-construction conditions of the Coastal Development Permit and has received authorization to begin construction from the CA Coastal Commission.  Condition Compliance Letter .

November 30, 2011: Project update letter submitted to State Water Board for December 5, 2011 hearing to consider reduced interest rates.  Read the letter .

November 15, 2011: Basis of Design Report for the collection system final design completed by CDM and accepted by County.  Read the report .

June 24, 2011: County staff presentation of a Project update to the Scenic Coast Realtors Association .

June 1, 2011: List of pre-paid assessments for Wastewater Assessment District No. 1 in Los Osos.

May 25, 2011: State Water Board Response to Supervisor Gibson's April 7, 2011 request to rescind Cease and Desist Orders.

May 5, 2011: Project Waste Discharge Requirements and Monitoring and Reporting Program are approved by the Regional Water Board.  

April 7, 2011:  Supervisor Gibson's Request  for the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to rescind Cease and Desist Orders.

April 6, 2011: Release of a draft Water Demand Analysis and Water Conservation Evaluation by the Los Osos water purveyors and the Count, under the ISJ process. Review the water demand and conservation report .

March 22. 2011:   Notice of Assessment and Cash Prepayment Opportunity.   Download the Assessment Calculator To Determine the Estimated Annual Assessment Amount if not Prepaid.  

March 15, 2011: Project Status Update  prepared for the March 15, 2011 Board of Supervisors agenda item.  

December 14, 2010: Board of Supervisors approves the Service Charges ordinance after protest hearing. Read the Service Charges Ordinance , Notice to Property Owners , and Rate Analysis .

September 3, 2010: The USDA announces $87 million in project funding, including a $4 million grant and an $83 million loan at 3.25 % interest for a 40 year term. Review the complete application package and USDA letter of conditions.

June 11, 2010:  The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved the project Coastal Development Permit, with conditions . Watch the meeting  and read the Coastal staff report . (Note: The meeting video is best opened in Internet Explorer and the staff report has links to several exhibits on page 9.

May 4, 2010: Release of a Groundwater Basin Update by the ISJ Working Group, including results of recent seawater intrusion monitoring and a peer review of the basin modeling analysis. View the Los Osos Groundwater Basin Update.

April 26, 2010:  An Environmental Assessment meeting Federal NEPA requirements has been prepared for the Los Osos Wastewater Project application for financial assistance from the USDA Rural Utilities Service. Use this link to view the NEPA Documents on the project website. Hard copies are also available for review at the following locations:

April 23, 2010: Release of the Draft Preliminary Engineering Report , and Draft Operations Plan , prepared for the USDA Rural Development financing application.

April 23, 2010: Release of the Credit Review Checklist , prepared for the State Water Board SRF financing application

April 9, 2010: The binder containing responses to the Coastal Commission has been scanned and is available online at the links found below. It has been divided into four sections due to size.

Document #1 , Document #2 , Document #3 , Document #4

October 19, 2009 : A total of 23 appeals were received by the California Coastal Commission on the Board of Supervisors’ September 29, 2009, approval of the Project Coastal Development Permit. Read the Appeals

September 29, 2009: County Board of Supervisors final adopted Resolution and Notice of Final Action , CDP Findings and Conditions , and CEQA Findings for the EIR and approval of the Project.

September 22, 2009: Release of County Counsel’s " Final Legal Evaluation of Materials Submitted by Lisa Schicker Regarding Paavo Ogren, Montgomery Watson Harza, and Related Matters."   View materials submitted by Lisa Schicker.  

July 30, 2009: Release of technical memoranda by Cleath-Harris Geologists for the Los Osos groundwater basin litigation (ISJ).

           Flow Model and Urban Area Yield Update

           Los Osos Creek Valley Yield Update

           Water Use Estimates for Private Domestic Wells

           Water Use Estimates for Los Osos Creek Valley

June 29, 2009:   Public Works Department memo to Planning Commission:  Response to Comments and Questions on the Los Osos Wastewater Project

March 27, 2009: Release of the Final Report on the results of the Community Advisory Survey.

January 29, 2009: Preliminary Geotechnical Report for Tonini - by Fugro

December 2, 2008:   Los Osos Wastewater Project Environmental Impact Report click here . Contains full Draft EIR Documents, Appendices, and Reference Materials.

October  27, 2008: Release of the Final Report from the NWRI Independent Peer Review Panel

June 30, 2008:   Release of Supplemental Notice of Preparation for the Los Osos Wastewater Project Environmental Impact Report.

January 28, 2008: PROP 50 Round 2 Final Application  

December 18, 2007: Environmental Impact Report Scoping Meeting presentation and Notice of Preparation .

September 7, 2007: Update to Regional Water Quality Control Board. View presentation .

August 28, 2007: Legislative Bill Analysis regarding the confidentiality of Proposition 218 assessment ballots .

August 28, 2007: Assessment Engineer's Report , Preliminary Assessment Roll  & Final Assessment Roll and Assessment Boundary Map preliminarily approved by the Board of Supervisors. (The Assessment Roll is a part of the Engineer's Report but due to the size of the document this is a separate file) 

August 24, 2007: Regional Water Quality Control Board Status Report Letter .

August 11, 2007:   Final Fine Screening Report on Viable Project Alternatives.

August 7, 2007: Public Comments and Questions on May, 2007, Draft Fine Screening Report . Questions to Project Team on Draft Fine Screening Report

August 6, 2007: TAC Pro/Con Analysis on Project Component Alternatives

August 1, 2007: Carollo Engineers Resumes: Lou Carella , Karl Hadler , Lydia Holmes , and Lorien Fono .

July 17, 2007: Preliminary Geotechnical Report for Giacomazzi - by Fugro

July 6, 2007:   Regional Water Board PowerPoint Presentation

June 27, 2007:  Regional Water Quality Control Board Status Report Letter .

June 19, 2007: Town Hall Meeting PowerPoint Presentation

May 31, 2007: Draft Fine Screening Report

May 23, 2007: Post Prop. 218 Schedule

May 23, 2007: Pre Prop. 218 Schedule

May 8, 2007: Letter to Regional Water Quality Control Board

April 13, 2007: TAC Summary of Rough Screening Report

March 26, 2007: Rough Screening Report

March 2, 2007: List of TAC applicants

February 22, 2007:   Rough Screening Presentation

February 20, 2007:   Project Affordability and Grant Presentation

February 8, 2007: Letter to State Water Board

January 3, 2007:  Application to the Los Osos Wastewater Project TAC

January 3, 2007:  TAC By-Laws

September 20, 2006:  Assembly Bill 2701

August 25, 2006:  Letter to State Water Board Regarding SRF Loan

June 19, 2006:  Staff report / Project implementation plan and strategies