Project Description

The San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, in conjunction with various stakeholders and five local entities representing the communities of El Paso De Robles, Atascadero, Templeton, San Luis Obispo, and County Service Area No. 10, Benefit Zone A (Cayucos) is implementing the Nacimiento Water Project (NWP). This project is a proposed regional raw water transmission facility that will deliver water from Lake Nacimiento to communities within San Luis Obispo County. The project involves the development of an intake and pump station at Lake Nacimiento, approximately 45 miles of transmission pipeline ranging in size from 36 to 12 inches in diameter, three storage tanks, two intermediate pump stations, turnouts, control center, new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Project control system, and associated appurtenant facilities. The project is broken down into five contracts, each contract representing a major project component.