Water Conservation

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If you see a water leak please contact our office at 805-528-9370.

Below is a link to our Water Shortage Contingency Plan

Water Conservation is a Way of Life for Los Osos

On June 6, 2024 the Los Osos CSD Board of Directors Declared a Stage II Warning of the Districts Water Shortage Contingency Plan. This was downgraded from the Stage III Emergency declaration of the past.

Our water customers have been proactive in enacting water conservation measures. We thank them for their continued support.

Water Conservation Tips

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Resources

California drought map from June 18, 2024. Contains: chart, plot, diagram, plan, California Drought Map from droughtmonitor.unl.edu

Click https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/pdf/current/current_ca_trd.pdf

to go to the California Drought Monitor Page and see the stage of drought our County and State is in.

Click the picture below to see the County's rain and stream monitoring gauges.

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Clcik the Logo below to go to the State's Save Our Water Campaign

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When purchasing water fixtures, look for the USEPA WaterSense Logo

Downloadable Pamphlets For Your Use:

Reading Your Water Meter.pdf IdentifyingAndRepairingToiletLeaks.pdf

Links:

Water-Wise Gardening
Water Conservation Portal
Tree Ring Irrigation Contraption from UC Davis
Lawn Removal Video- "Lawn Be Gone" from the State Water Boards
California Landscape Contractors Association
Golden State Water Company - Conservation and Local Service Area Information
Establishing a Water Efficient Landscape
California Water Use Efficiency

Website Accessibility Policy

Los Osos Community Services District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Los Osos Community Services District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 8055289370

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Los Osos Community Services District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Los Osos Community Services District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 8055289370.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.