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Local agencies are meeting for a second day to update residents on the effort to clean-up a hazardous chemical spill near the San Luis Obispo Regional Airport.

A divided San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has voted to devise a plan to help local farmers lessen their reliance on the depleted Paso Robles Groundwater Basin.

A new study out of UC Santa Barbara looked at how to reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. It finds that farming practices have a substantial impact.

California is struggling to manage groundwater, which is used for drinking and irrigating crops. Now, a UC Santa Barbara study shows how important it also is for protecting diverse ecosystems from drought.

More than $6 million in state funding is coming to San Luis Obispo. Its to clean up contaminated groundwater in the city.

Groundwater across the United States is declining, especially in drier areas of the central coast where crops are grown, like Paso Robles and Santa Maria. But, a new UC Santa Barbara study confirms there are solutions.

Toxic chemicals have been leaking into the groundwater under and around the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport for about five decades. It’s not the only airport in the state dealing with this contamination, but it is the first to address the problem with a formal plan.

The California Groundwater Association encourages yearly well inspections for every well owner. But those in areas impacted by ongoing drought conditions should also test for things like water quality and levels.

If you live in Paso Robles or Atascadero, you may have seen a strange sight this weekend: a helicopter with a large hoop on it, flying 200 feet above the…

Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara have published the most extensive analysis to date on groundwater infrastructure across the…