NIPOMO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

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Nipomo is located is southern San Luis Obispo County on the Central Coast and next to Highway 101 and is located approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The nearest city to the north is Arroyo Grande and the nearest city to the south is Santa Maria.
What is the meaning of “Nipomo”?
Nipomo is located at the foot of the hills of the Temetate Ridge. Appropriately, the name Nipomo is derived from the Chumash Indian word ” Nepomah”, meaning “the foot of the hills”.
History of NCSD
Solving Nipomo’s Early Water Problems
After four confirmed cases of typhoid fever were identified in the early 1960’s, the County Health Department did a detailed testing program in the community and found high concentrations of nitrate and chlorides in the water. It was determined that wastewater was seeping into the water supply. There was also a direct relationship established between the occurrence of infant methemoglobinemia (Blue Babies) and the presence of nitrates in the drinking water. The presence of coliform was also found in most of the private water wells in Nipomo. The community was fortunate that a serious outbreak of water-borne diseases had not occurred sooner.
On June 4, 1964, Mr. Bob Born, then County Hydraulic Engineer, made a report to the County Board of Supervisors on the water and sanitary problems in Nipomo. In the report Mr. Born investigated the possible interim and long-range solutions to the critical water problems. He mentioned that there were at least 84 known private wells that existed in the built-up portion of the community and 46 of these wells were located within the boundaries of Thompson, Cedar, Chestnut and Dana streets. It was noted that some of these wells were located less than 30 feet from individual septic tanks.
Mr. Born’s report concluded with the recommendation that a public entity be formed to take care of the water and sewer problems in Nipomo.

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