San Luis Obispo County is investigating the potential for building a desalination facility as a new drinking water source. As weather patterns change and the length of droughts increase due to climate change, the county is interested in pursuing a drinking water source that doesn’t rely on rainfall. … The San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District launched an almost $1.2 million feasibility study to evaluate where a desalination facility could be located, how it could be funded and what communities could use the water, San Luis Obispo Public Works Department resource management group deputy director Courtney Howard said.

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