Change in Paso Robles groundwater basin elevation

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These maps provided by the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works show how aquifer levels in the Paso Robles groundwater basin have dropped. The first map shows the change in groundwater elevation from 1997 to 2013; the second shows the change from 1997 to 2009.

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TRIBUNE MAP BY BETH ANDERSON

Morro Bay SantaMargarita

Shandon

Cholame

Creston

Atascadero

SanMiguel

Templeton

SOURCE: Paso Robles Groundwater Management Plan

PasoRobles

CORRECTED MAP SHOWS BETTERCONDITIONS AROUND SHANDON

he county has released an updated map ofthe Paso Robles groundwater basin to correct

a data error that showed more severe conditionsaround Shandon than actually exist. According tothe consultants who produced the map, theprevious version released two weeks ago wasincorrect due to a data point that had transposednumbers. The corrected map appears above. Atright is the original basin map published in June,current only up to 2009 and showing the mostsevere declines closer to Paso Robles.

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Paso Roblesgroundwater

basin

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ESTRELLASUB-AREA

RINCONADAFAULT

T

MONTEREY COUNTY KINGS CO.

KERN

CO

UNTY

SLO COUNTY

More than -70 feet

-69 to -60 feet

-59 to -50 feet

-49 to -40 feet

-39 to -30 feet

-29 to -20 feet

-19 to -10 feet

-9 to 0 feet

1 to 10 feet

11 to 20 feet

21 to 30 feet

More than 30 feet

CHANGE IN PASO ROBLES GROUNDWATER BASIN ELEVATIONS, 1997-2013

CRESTONSUB-AREA

SOUTHGABILAN

SUB-AREA

SHANDONSUB-AREA

SAN JUANSUB-AREA

MorroBay Santa

Margarita

Shandon

Cholame

Creston

Atascadero

San Miguel

Templeton

PasoRobles

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58

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1997-2009: HOW IT LOOKED 4 YEARS AGO