Environmental
Apr. 23, 2014
Water battle in San Luis Obispo hints at looming legal war
Resistance to the county's efforts to curb groundwater use raises the question of how much power local governments have over the resource.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Until recently, there seemed to be enough water to go around in San Luis Obispo County. But a growing population, an explosion in wine grape production and a crippling statewide drought have combined to create the kind of crisis that could play out across California.
Groundwater accounts for roughly 46 percent of the state's water supply in dry times, yet it isn't regulated at the state level....
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