change in paso robles groundwater basin elevation
DESCRIPTION
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.TRANSCRIPT
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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4146
58
101
46
41
Paso Roblesgroundwater
basin
101
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
41
58
46
101
1997-2009: HOW IT LOOKED 4 YEARS AGO